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Toys for big and little boys…and girls Farm toy shows attract buyers and lookers for many reasons by Gordon Wolf The unseasonably late harvest has not stopped people from doing some Christmas-time toy shopping. And in an area as agriculturally centered as western Iowa, what’s more popular than farm toys. The appeal of farm toys is evident, based on the buyers and lookers at the 23rd annual Ron Kuhlmann Memorial Farm Toy Show at the Charter Oak Community Building on Sunday, December 6. All types of farm toys in sizes from big to small filled the vendors’ tables and displays while buyers roamed the aisles. Ron Kuhlmann and Kevin Pester started the farm toy show 23 years ago as a fundraiser for the Charter Oak centennial celebration. After the centennial, Kuhlmann and Pester wanted the show to continue so they gave it over to the Charter Oak-Ute FFA. The FFA chapter and the Charter Oak Boosters 4-H Club now jointly organize and run the show. People attend the annual farm toy show for many reasons. Some

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buy Christmas gifts. Others look for that unique farm toy to add to their collection. And still others search for the scale model of the tractor they operated years ago on the farm. Beryl Garret of Dunlap attended the show with his son Steve and grandson Alex of Charter Oak. Beryl was busy looking through books of old farm equipment. He used to work at a John Deere dealership in Charter Oak and at an International dealership in Dow City. He said curiosity brought him to the show. “I still like old tractors,” Beryl stated and added, “I’m reminiscing. I grew up with an A model John Deere on the farm.” Grandson Alex said he was looking for something that would catch his eye to add to his collection. He rattled off a list of farm toys that are a part of his collection, including a Case steam engine. The collection, and the reminiscing, does not stop at toy farm equipment. Alex shared that he restored the 1947 Minneapolis Moline U that has been in the Garrett family ever since it came off the assembly line. Steve Garrett explained that the tractor was shipped by rail from the factory to Denison. He later bought the Minneapolis Moline U from his grandfather’s estate.

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Crops: Year in review A challenge, from start to finish by Emma Struve The best laid plans, or planted seeds in this case, are always at the mercy of greater forces. The 2009 crop production year was no exception with farmers harried by too much rain at inopportune times and too little sunshine to optimize plant growth and maturity. Many areas report near record harvest levels, tempered by high moisture and grain quality issues, and the challenges faced this past season will cause producers to carefully evaluate their management practices. Iowa Farm & Ranch contacted Iowa State University specialists from across the western half of Iowa through an e-mail interview to share their “Year in Review.” Notable in 2009: • Soybeans required artificial drying • Among the coolest July and October on record • Fewer than normal growing degree days • Severe hail in central Iowa • Mold development in damaged or frost-killed immature corn • Drying capacity and LP shortages Mark Wuebker, ISU Extension field agronomist from south central Iowa remarked that “most notable in 2009 were the cool temps: July and October were among the coolest on record.” The result, he continued, was that “the low stress July prolonged corn development and didn’t inhibit the crop potential like the heat so often does. We were set up for a late but optimistic yield scenario.” However, since October was so cool and wet grain moisture stayed high, quality issues cropped up. Notable in the harvest of 2009, Wuebker continued, was the prevalence of drying soybeans. He

A common sight in western Iowa during harvest is the stockpiling of corn outdoors when bin and elevator storage is no longer available. The pile of corn being formed above is at Farmers Co-Op Elevator Arcadia. Photo by Jerry Boger recalled that 1992 was a similar year. “A year like this will encourage growers to spread maturities to take advantage of some early maturing, drier corn, and possibly to add more field tile and on-farm dryer and storage facilities,” Wuebker concluded. Mark Licht, ISU Extension field agronomist from west central Iowa stated, “Undoubtedly the most notable thing about 2009 was the lack of growing degree days and unusually moist June and July.” He also recalled the “once in a lifetime hail storm” that affected a swath of central Iowa from Battle Creek to Eldora. Damage from the storm, Licht said, was the most severe Iowa has seen in some time and necessitated the spread of “information on grain quality since grain damage was reported as high as 15 percent and test weights were reported as low as 40 pounds per bushel.” Licht also remarked that in 2009 “the lack of

Page 3 growing degree days prolonged the growing season and kept both the corn and soybeans from maturing and drying down as they normally do.” George Cummins, ISU Extension field agronomist in north central Iowa concisely noted, “It has been a challenging year from start to finish.” Examples he offered to substantiate the statement: that it took six weeks to finish two weeks of spring planting; up to 15 percent of the corn in north central Iowa didn’t mature before killing frost; additionally, damage from hail caused a myriad of problems from total losses of whole fields, to ear rot, and the development of mycotoxins. An additional challenge in northern Iowa was the development of cladosporium – a black superficial mold – that Cummins said “rarely forms mycotoxins and is hopefully cosmetic.” “November weather was a godsend and warmer than normal,” Cummins continued. Still, producers struggled with shortages of drying capacity and LP. Because of the immature status of the crop along with its high moisture, low test weight, and variable quality “storage life of the 2009 crop will be suspect,” Cummins stated. Joel De Jong, ISU Extension field agronomist from northwest Iowa concurred that the cool temperatures were the most notable thing about the 2009 growing season. “I think producers (re-learned) learned how to manage crops that were much wetter than normal at harvest time,” he added. “This will likely get some producers to look at their capacity for handling wet crops…I also know many are re-evaluating the maturity length of their hybrids and varieties, trying to decide how they are going to spread that risk of crop maturity for next year.”

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Harvest and holidays Like most other farmers, my husband wasn’t done with harvest by Thanksgiving. The bins were all full. But with corn still in the field and nowhere to put it, he was at the mercy of the area elevators. So, he could fill up the two grain trucks, then wait until the elevator opened to dump, then fill them up again and wait until the next day to dump again. Now, none of this made sense to me, of course. I wondered why he couldn’t just take the corn out of the bin and haul it to the elevator, then fill the bin back up with corn from the field. Of course he tried to explain it to me, but after the first ten minutes all I heard were sounds much like Charlie Brown’s teacher, “Waa waa waa waa.” To compound the situation, we had two Thanksgivings to attend, one with his side of the family in Omaha on Thanksgiving, and the other with my side of the family in Fort Dodge on Friday.

Now, here’s where I usually shine. Logistics. If you give me all the parameters of a situation, I can usually find the logistical solution to the problem. The only problem is that he rarely gives me ALL the information all at once. It’s like a massive mathematical equation to solve. (Tell your kids that they will use math when they grow up. Really.) So, here’s what I was given: five to six truck-loads left in the field; two trucks and a grain cart for non-bin temporary storage; an elevator open on Friday morning and possibly Saturday morning; we wouldn’t be eating dinner until 2 p.m. on Thanksiving and the drive there was approximately an hour; we would eat at noon on Friday and the drive was an hour and a half. Here’s what I came up with: Combine two trucks T h u r s d a y (Thanksgiving) morning, then go to Omaha.

Take those two trucks to the elevator on Friday morning then go to Fort Dodge. Combine another two loads when we get home, and dump those on Saturday morning. Although he didn’t follow this plan exactly, he did have all the corn out of the field by December 1, and the combine out of the field. He did get some corn bales done before the snow began to fly, as well. I remember seeing corn still in the fields during winter when I was younger, but can’t remember that happening a lot in recent years. Another thing I remember was the long lines of tractors with grain carts dumping loads at the elevator. In Mallard, we lived six or seven blocks away from it, but still had the tractors lined up in front of our house and beyond. Now, you just don’t see the lines of grain carts. Everyone has grain trucks, capable of carrying almost double the amount of a grain cart. Some farm-

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FARMER’S WIFE By Christy Welch ers have semis, with even more volume. But then again, yields are higher than when I was a kid. I vaguely remember 200 bushels per acre as a ceiling that everyone wanted to break. Now, if a bottom ground field doesn’t break 200, a farmer wonders where he went wrong. I wonder if the methods of transporting grain will grow as the yields grow. Is it actual-

ly conceivable that when my children are my age that we could have 300 bushels per acre yield consistently? I don’t know. Perhaps technology will break through to give us higher yields safely. About a month ago, I stopped into our local ISU Extension office and was surprised to see an ear of corn that was almost two feet long. (OK, so maybe 18”, but like any good fish story, the length always grows.) This thing was huge! Perhaps the geneticists will figure out ways to get larger, more productive ears of corn able to feed more people. I would be thankful for yields like that. Right now, I’m thankful that a lot of the corn in the state was harvested before this nasty weather we had this week. And, I’m hopeful that whatever corn isn’t out can still be salvaged and used. Good luck farmers. Here’s to a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!

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A new use for old concrete grain elevators Climbing up, up, up by Leia Baez-Mendoza, Omaha World-Herald Looming over Interstate 80 stands a deteriorating reminder of an image Omaha has tried hard to shake: Farm town. The former grain elevator rises 180 feet high, a wall of gray windowless concrete. The city now is basing its image on a modern arena and a growing skyline of glass and steel. Still, the elevator is a landmark for motorists near the junction of Interstates 80 and 480. Once a symbol of agricultural might, the elevator-turned-eyesore has inspired dreams over the years of renovation or demolition. Now, a plan has emerged that could mean new life and a new role. Rick Brock and Ron Safarik plan to transform the former Farmland grain elevator into Silo Extreme Outdoor Adventures. The duo has requested a special-use permit from the Omaha Planning Board to use some of the 62 silos on the site for indoor and outdoor climbing. Climbing set-ups would be placed on the silos' existing concrete walls. They hope to open in May. The facility would be open to the public and cater to groups and organizations for work outings or team-building activities. Brock said he also plans to have a 30- to 40-foot-high rope obstacle course, an ice-climbing wall, an indoor boulder-climbing area that wouldn't require ropes. "I hope everything falls into place," said Brock, 44, of Omaha. "It's a neat deal to be climbing in Nebraska." The Omaha Planning Board delayed

consideration the proposal. City planners said they have issues to resolve related to the proposed use of the property, parking and business signage. The Omaha City Council has the final say. "I think it's a good project," said City Councilman Garry Gernandt, whose district includes the property. "So far, (Brock) seems to be a good neighbor. He keeps neighbors informed on what he's doing, and that's a good thing." Gernandt said he hasn't heard any negative comments about the project in the neighborhood near 34th and Vinton Streets. Bill Sole Sr., whose backyard backs to the silos, said he has been pleased with the progress of cleanup work on the property. He said he's looking forward to the property being secure. For several years, he said, he has had to run young kids off the property. Across the street from Sole, Linda Foreman said that although she would rather see the entire structure torn down so she could see the sun rise, she's glad it might get a makeover. "I'm excited to see someone get in there and do something with it," she said. Foreman, who has lived in the neighborhood since 1962, said she remembers when the property was busy with grain trucks. Brock and Safarik said that with the large number of climbers in the area, the grain elevator could become a popular destination again. "This is a way to give back to the community," said Safarik, 47, of Austin, Texas. "This is a great way to get youth Continued on Page 22

Justin Deharsh makes his way up an old grain elevator near 34th and Vinton Streets in Omaha, Nebraska. Rick Brock is moving forward with his vision of turning the idle grain elevators into an outdoor adventure center. Photo by Chris Machian, Omaha WorldHerald

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Agronomists compare 2009 harvest to other challenging years Lack of drying capacity creates delay in harvest by Emma Struve A problematic growing season characterized by a wet spring and unseasonably cool summer preceded one of the most difficult and protracted harvests in recent recollection. Iowa State University field agronomists shared their observations with Iowa Farm & Ranch as many farmers in the counties they serve are finally reaching the conclusion of the 2009 production year. Participating in this month’s survey were George Cummins from Charles City, who covers Winnebago, Worth, Mitchell, Hancock, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Franklin, Butler, Bremer, Grundy and Black Hawk counties in north central Iowa; from west central Iowa, Mark Licht who is based in Carroll and serves Ida, Sac, Calhoun, Monona, Crawford, Carroll and Greene counties; Joel DeJong, from LeMars in northwest Iowa who works in Plymouth, Sioux, Osceola, O'Brien, Woodbury, Cherokee and Lyon counties; and Mark Wuebker from Altoona in central Iowa who works in Dallas, Polk, Jasper, Poweshiek, Madison, Warren and Marion counties. Cummins made an oft heard comment, “Crop yields varied across the board…yields from further west and south are higher on average than in the northeast and central counties I serve.” He recalled conditions from 1993, “We had some 40/40/40 corn in northeast Iowa – 40 pounds per bushel test weight, 40 percent moisture, and 40 bushels per acre yields. After drying costs and quality discounts, there was little left for the farmer.” Cummins then contrasted the historical sce-

An increasing trend in northwest Iowa over the last few years has been the baling of corn stalks, according to Iowa State University Extension agronomist Joel De Jong. The baled corn stalks pictured above are in a field along Highway 75 south of Sioux Center. Photo by Gordon Wolf

nario with the present one, “This year we have some 30-plus percent moisture, 48 to 52 pound test weights and 150 to 180 bushel per acre yields.” Licht said, “I can report the lowest yields for both corn and soybeans, but also some of the highest in Iowa.” In his area, corn yields ranged from 10 to 230 bushels per acre, with an average of 185 to 215. The highest reported corn yield was in a test strip that showed 260 bushels per acre. Soybean yields also varied widely from zero to 70 bushels per acre with an average of between 50 and 60 bushels. Licht did qualify his observations in that they are based on anecdotal reports. Wuebker offered similar yield reports: soybeans ranging from high 40s to low 70s, with averages around the low 60s. “Corn was more variable, primarily depending on field conditions and drainage,” he continued. Yields were between 150 and 250 bushels per acre with averages in the low 200s. DeJong anticipated county average corn yields in northwest Iowa to be in the 190s, with a range of 180 to 240 bushels per acre. “Lots of fields (were) at or over that 200 level,” DeJong remarked. Soybeans appeared to average from the mid-50s to lower 60s, he said. Since corn prices are hovering around $3.50 per bushel with drying costs and discounts of 50 to 75 cents per bushel, Cummins remarked that “net income may be disappointing.” The costs associated with drying were unanticipated by many producers, Cummins continued. Licht cautioned, “Already there have been reports of bins of 2009 crop that are spoiling due to a variety of reasons, but mostly because it took too long to get to a proper storage moisture and temperature.” Strategies to deal with the wet crop, Licht added, have included hooking up dryers that were purchased years ago but not needed, installing high or low temperature dryers to use with existing air bins, and “hauling the entire wet crop to ethanol plants, feed mills or grain elevators for them to dry.” Wuebker said, “Harvest is still in process due to dryer capacity in both on-farm and commercial dryers.” He also expressed concern about the storage potential of the 2009 crop. DeJong said there were “more dried soybeans this year than in any year I can remember.” Drying capacity continues to create harvest delays. Some producers are storing partially dried grain in air bins pending transportation to market or further drying in the spring, he continued. Manure and fertilizer application was well underway in northern Iowa, Cummins said.

According to Licht manure and fertilizer application has been ongoing in west central Iowa for more than a month and DeJong added the application process is likely at or above average for this time of year in northwest Iowa. Wuebker suggested, “Manure application in many fields is still waiting for crop removal. There will need to be special allowances for application to frozen ground as this is the third wet fall in a row and applicators will have difficulty dealing with demand even when allowed to apply on frozen ground.” Concerning the recently enacted legislation, Licht said, “I, personally, don’t think there will be much of an impact with the frozen ground rules because most of the time liquid swine manure is applied before the ground freezes.” Because of the delayed grain harvest, the harvest of stover has also been slow causing cow-calf producers to have to supplement late season pastures with hay, Cummins said. All are hoping for an “open winter” so in the short term fertilizer and manure application can be completed and in the long term cows can graze stalks, thus reserving forage supplies. A large proportion of the corn stalks baled in west central Iowa are used in combination with distiller’s grains to feed cattle. “I think this year there has been a slightly higher percentage of the acres that have been baled,” Licht commented. DeJong also commented on observing an increasing trend towards baling corn stalks over the last few years in his area, and this year is no exception. All in all he called 2009 “a good year.”

Iowa State University Extension agronomists in western Iowa are hoping for an “open winter” so in the long term cows can graze stalks, thus reserving forage supplies. Above, livestock graze on stalks on a Sioux County farm between Sioux Center and Orange City. Photo by Gordon Wolf

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Knoxville woman produces artisan goat cheeses in making cheese,” Reichert said. During most of the year, except the winter months when the goats are not being milked, the Award winning cheeses are being produced at barn is cleaned weekly. The animals are housed in Iowa’s smallest licensed dairy near Knoxville, a newly constructed building and deep-bedded in which just happens to be populated by 20 head of straw. Nubian and LaMancha goats. “Part of being able to do more than just Though it is December, when entering break even is to sell the kids,” Reichert Reichert’s Dairy Air’s kitchen, visitors are said. greeted with warmth and a brightly pleasThe LaManchas raised at Reichert’s ant cheesecake-like scent. Diary Air are of show quality, a characterThe proprietor, Lois Reichert, began the istic Reichert’s son Ben takes advantage dairying endeavor 11 years ago when she of by showing the goats through his local discovered her young son could not tolerate 4-H club. cow’s milk due to allergies but could drink Females are retained in the herd and goat’s milk. the breeding goal, Reichert said, is to proShe and her husband Jack purchased duce animals with level lactation. just a few head of milk goats for personal A small flock of chickens was added to use. the operation during the past summer, “I didn’t want anything to do with the which has been an effective part of goats at first,” Reichert said. Reichert’s natural pest control program. But, “you see one baby goat and you’re in The chickens are useful for reducing the love,” she continued. number of flies. At the time, Reichert was an occupationThe milking parlor, adjacent to both the al therapist at the Veterans Hospital in barn and cheese-processing room, is curKnoxville. rently equipped with a single stanchion, In summer of 2007 the dairy became milking machine, and large sink. It is licensed through a process of inspections also outfitted for the dairywoman’s comconducted by the Iowa Department of fort in that it has a television and is cliAgriculture and Land Stewardship, which mate controlled. The parlor, Reichert evaluates the cleanliness of the facility said, is a “no manure area.” including how traffic flows through it, han- Lois Reichert of rural Knoxville is dedicated to caring for her Milk is handled in five-gallon batches. dling of the milk and the cheese making goats and to producing cheese from goat’s milk. She owns Iowa’s With the overwhelming demand for processes, as well as bacterial content of smallest licensed dairy, Reichert’s Dairy Air, which has won awards in cheese competitions. Photo by Emma Struve Reichert’s Diary Air cheeses, Reichert is the milk. planning to double capacity for the 2010 A commercial dairy must follow many season. regulations, which, Reichert said are “very over- protein, which leads to a good cheese yield. To achieve the production target, a larger pasThe herd is trending towards being predomiwhelming in the beginning.” They are necessary, nantly LaManchas in part for their easy-going dis- teurization system will be installed, as well as an she stated, “to ensure safe food.” The county department of public health also position and because good stock is easy to find in reviews Reichert’s dairy practices because her the Midwest. Continued on Page 25 “Milk quality is the single most important factor cheese is sold at the Des Moines farmer’s market. by Emma Struve

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TOYS FOR BIG AND LITTLE BOYS…AND GIRLS Contined from page 7 Representing a younger generation at the farm toy show, Jacob French from Castana was all smiles and talk as he left with a birthday present, purchased by his father, Justin. The search for the perfect gift, the unique addition to a collection and the desire of people to reconnect with their farming roots, if only on a scale model, are reasons why toy shows like Charter Oak’s annual show are a success. “We’re lucky that community people have supported this show over the years,” said Lee Stence, advisor for the Charter Oak-Ute FFA. “Without them, it wouldn’t work.” He added, “Ronnie (Kuhlmann) and Kevin (Pester) picked out a good time of year to have the show.” The show is always the first Sunday in December. Admission to the show is just $1. Food is available, with desserts donated by 4-H club members. Profits from the show help fund the Charter Oak Achievement Days, set annually in July. 4-H club and FFA chapter members help set up and run the show, under the supervision of their leaders and advisors. Running the show “is a lot of hard work but a lot of fun,” said Freddie and Shirleen Jepsen, who are leaders of the Charter Oak Boosters 4-H Club along with Fred. E. Jepsen and Dan and Deb Kuhlmann. Shirleen continued as soon as one year’s show is over, the event is booked for the next year. Stence said the show is popular with the farm toy venders. Some have been at the show all 23 years. One attraction that probably keeps vendors coming back to the one-day show year after year is that 4-H and FFA members help load and unload the merchandise. “A lot of merchandising is involved in a one-day show,” said Stence. Stence continued that vendors have commented they miss Kuhlmann and that it was hard to be at the show after Kuhlmann’s death. Three years ago, the name of the toy show was changed to the Ron Kuhlmann Memorial Farm Toy Show to honor his work in starting and promoting the event.

On the Cover Jake Hopp of Kiron was just looking at all the farm toys Sunday at the 23rd annual Ron Kuhlmann Memorial Farm Toy Show in Charter Oak. Items display belong to vendors Dave and Pat Lehner from LeMars. Photos by Gordon Wolf

Steve (left) and son Alex Garrett of Charter Oak talk about farm toys with Joe Gollobit of J&M Toys, Omaha, Nebraska. Alex Garrett was keeping his eyes open for a farm toy to add to his collection.

Beryl Garrett of Dunlap studies a book about old farm equipment, while Irene Reeves of Claude’s Collectibles and Novelties, Ankeny, provides assistance, during the annual farm toy show in Charter Oak on Sunday.

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Ida County’s Dee Ann Paulrud named “Women in Agriculture” award winner by IFBF “Beef’n Up the Troops” revival highlight farmer’s contributions Ida County farmer Dee Ann Paulsrud won the 2009 Iowa Farm Bureau Woman in Agriculture Award. The yearly contest honors one woman who demonstrates outstanding leadership abilities in agriculture and stands out from her peers in the promotion and education of agriculture. The announcement was made at the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) annual meeting in Des Moines on December 2. Dee Ann and her husband, Ted, raise corn, soybeans, alfalfa and cattle on their farm near Danbury. They have five children. Raised a “town girl,” Dee Ann joined the Ida County Farm Bureau with her husband in 1971. Since then, she has served the county, state, and national organization in various roles, including president, vice president and secretary of the Ida County Farm Bureau board. Paulsrud’s efforts to serve agriculture and her community have earned recognition from Farm Bureau (including the Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award), her home parish, Iowa Cattlemen’s Association and U.S. Rep. Steve King. Dee Ann and Ted were also recently honored by the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City for their role in reviving Iowa’s “Beef ’n Up the Troops” campaign. Known as “the Beef Stick Lady,” Dee Ann has helped send a total of 75,000 beef sticks over the past three years to Iowa troops serving in Iraq, Afghanistan and other military bases overseas.

Pictured from left are Iowa Farm Bureau Federation President Craig Lang, Dee Ann Paulsrud and IFBF Vice President Craig Hill. Paulsrud’s recognition included a plaque, a $250 cash prize and up to $500 to cover expenses for an Iowa conference for women. Photo submitted

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Proper livestock handling programs presented locally in December Three Iowa livestock markets will offer a free program on a key industry concern: proper cattle handling methods. The “Stockmanship and Stewardship” program will be presented: • December 15 at the Dunlap Livestock Auction, Inc.; 701 West Highway 30, Dunlap; program to begin at 11:45 a.m.; contact market coowner Jim Schaben, Jr., at 712-263-9449 for more information. • December 16 at Spencer Livestock Sales, Inc.; 3165 Highway 71, Spencer; program to begin at 3 p.m., contact General Manager Morris Larson at 712-262-4528 for more information. A luncheon will take place at noon at the Clay County Regional Events Center, 800 West 18th Street. Admission to the ISU Extension sponsored luncheon is $10; call 712-260-0019 for reservations by December 14. • December 17 at Lamoni Livestock Auction, Inc.; 900 East Main Street, Lamoni; program to begin at 11:30 a.m.; contact Owner Randy Gibson at 641-784-3323 for more information. Curt Pate, who has been conducting livestock handling programs, nationally and internationally, for more than 10 years, will make the presentations. The markets are members of the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA), the national trade association for marketing businesses. LMA President Bobby Smith said these programs give producers and market employees an opportunity to learn more about effective stockmanship, low-stress animal handling, and how these efforts raise value, protect the livestock industry, and preserve a way of life. Smith said there is no question that the entire livestock industry is under increasing scrutiny for the way livestock are handled. He stated, “All of us need to know about the eyes on our industry. What one producer, one market or one transporter does can reflect on all of us and ultimately shape the consumer’s perception of the products we well.” Brian Waddingham, director of industry rela-

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Lean hog trade has been lower this week due to profit taking by market longs other than the December contract which has been firm due to higher cash trade and a squeeze on market shorts ahead of last trading day. After three days of trade, the weekly net change is 215 higher on December, 167 lower on the February contract and 10 lower on June. The firm cash trade remains intact due to supportive processing margins but the premium in the deferred have pricing-in the cash increase and expected further rally as we move into 2010. The weak cattle market has been noted for some spillover pressure and position squaring ahead of the Quarterly Hog and Pig report, may start to promote sideways to lower trade. On the chart, the February contract has been hugging the 20-day moving average for a few days now, which has held as support. The April, May and June contracts have also held above this level. This is just above $65 on February, $69.20 on April and $76.90 on June. A

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12/10/09 Support: Resistance

Feb 6310 6870

Apr 6805 7225

Open . . . . .65.750 High . . . . . .66.150 Low . . . . .64.900 Close . . . . .65.075 Chg . . . . . .-0.050

move below this level could promote additional selling interest and pick up sell stops, but the trade should find support if cash trade remains firm after one additional chart sell off. Hedgers call with questions.

CATTLE 12/10/09 Live cattle trade has been lower this week due to continued chart selling and limited fresh supportive news. Heading into Thursday, the weekly net change is 158 lower on February Live Cattle. Cash trade has been slow to develop but disappointing sales were reported on Wednesday at $127 in the north. If beef cut-outs continue to struggle, processors may soon move to slow chain speed, which

may continue to pressure cash trade. The cutout was lower on Wednesday morning with choice down 121 at $135.38 and select was down 28 at $128.50. On the chart, the momentum is firmly down and the February contract printed new lows for the move on Wednesday. The harsh winter weather may cause some concern over lighter weights which could limit cash weakness. Open . . . . .83.125 High . . . . . .83.175 Low . . . . . .81.900 Close . . . . .81.925 Chg . . . . . .-1.200

Open . . . . .92.100 High . . . . . .92.175 Low . . . . .90.450 Close . . . . .91.050 Chg . . . . . .-1.000

Support: Resistance

Feb 8062 8450

Jan Feeders 8862 9482

WHEAT 12/10/09

CORN 12/10/09

SOYBEANS 12/10/09

Wheat trade has been lower this past week due to spillover pressure from the row crops along with weak outside market influence. After three days of trade, the weekly net change is 23 lower in Chicago, KC is down 21, and Minneapolis is 17 lower. The wheat market has little to hang a bullish hat on at this juncture other than spill over direction from the row crops. The USDA export sales and monthly numbers were negative, which should limit buying interest through the remainder of the week. The world carryover jumped to 190.91 million tons versus 188.28 last month, versus 163.75 last year and 121.01 million tons two years ago. The domestic carryover moved to 900 million bushels which was 13 million higher than the average trade guess and up 15 million bushels from last month. The change came from a reduction in the food usage category. The weekly export sales were only 245,200 tons which was below the range of expectations. The outside markets are fairly flat so the path of least resistance appears to be down. I’ll again point out that we saw negative reports and rallied following them the past few months. I do not think there will be much buying enthusiasm on any short lived rally at this time due to the turn in the outside markets. On the chart the $5.28 1/2 level on the March Chicago futures is the lowest major moving average which serves as important support; it is the 100-day moving average. The crop progress listed 93% of the winter wheat crop emerged which is slow, and the last bit of this crop will likely have a poor start in the spring. The crop ratings remained at 63% good to excellent. The export sales were reported at 245,200 tons which was inline with expectations. Hedgers call with questions.

Corn trade has been lower this week due to continued profit taking by market shorts. After three days of trade, the weekly net change is 5 lower on the March contract. Outside market pressure has also been noted for the lower trade at midweek; crude is $4.73 lower, the dollar is lightly higher, and the DOW is 68 lower. If the market believes the dollar has found a bottom then liquidation of long commodity funds may accelerate. The Ethanol profitability remains good, which should mean that we will find end user buying on breaks. Trade has been mixed this week ahead of the December USDA Supply and Demand report. The numbers were neutral to lightly negative due to a higher than expected U.S. carryover number. Remember the USDA made no production changes on this report, their final 2009 production estimates will be seen in January. The weekly export sales came in at 847,700 which were above the range of expectations, but the total sales for the year remain slow. This was echoed by the USDA with a 50 million bushel drop in the export usage number on the balance sheet, exports were lowered to 2.05 billion from 2.1. The carryover increased to 1.675 billion up 50 million from November and 25 million greater than the average expectation. The world carryover was virtually unchanged. Overall no surprises, the market now will look to the chart and outside markets for direction. The long-term picture is still sideways to flat, but the short term trend is down; a move below the late October lows could promote additional selling interest. The progress report Monday afternoon had the harvest progress at 88% complete versus 79% last week and usually we are 99 to 100% complete by now. As corn harvest moves closer to complete, commercial selling interest should remain high, so selling interest could continue. Hedgers call with questions.

Soybean trade has been lower this week due to profit taking by market longs and outside market pressure. Heading into Thursday, the weekly net change is 15 lower on the January contract. Meal is $5.10 lower and oil was down 86 points. The market should be mixed near term as traders continue to juggle the friendly strong demand situation with the more bearish expectations of a large South American crop. On the chart, the trend is still flat to higher, the January contract did move below the 20-day on Wednesday which picked up some sell stops. The trade should remain sideways following the mostly neutral USDA supply and Demand report. The December USDA 2009/10 domestic carryover estimate was at 255 million bushels versus 270 last month and the average trade guess of 233. The world carryover was down just a little bit, so overall the report was neutral, but the trade may have been looking for and had priced-in a friendly report. The weekly progress report no longer lists soybean activity which suggests that harvest has been completed. The weekly export sales came in at 927,700 tons which was just above expectations. Meal sales were reported at 297,200 tons which was above expectations and oil sales were inline with expectations at 12 thousand tons. With harvest complete, the recent rally has encouraged increased cash sales. Hedgers call with questions.

Open . . . . . .5.404 High . . . . . .5.434 Low . . . . . . .5.326 Close . . . . . .5.352 Chg . . . . . .-0.044

Support: Resistance

Chicago 513 573

Kansas City 510 561

Minneapolis 529 576

Open . . . . . .3.874 High . . . . . .3.882 Low . . . . . . .3.790 Close . . . . .3.834 Chg . . . . . . .-0.140

Support: Resistance

Mar 09 371 399

Dec 10 409 434

Open . . . . .10.430 High . . . . .10.504 Low . . . . . .10.220 Close . . . . .10.284 Chg . . . . . . .-0.154

Support: Resistance

Jan 996 1080

Jan Meal 296 321

Jan Oil 3820 4166

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Farm organizations offer $3,500 reward in Sioux County livestock vandalism case A reward of $3,500 is being offered by the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers and the Sioux and Lyon County Farm Bureaus for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons involved in a farm vandalism case that resulted in the loss of nearly 4,000 hogs on a farm near Hull. The Sioux County Sheriff ’s Office is investigating the incident that occurred November 13 at a hog farm managed by Todd Hasche of Rock Rapids. According to police reports, controls to an indoor hog barn airflow system were tampered with, causing the animals to suffocate. The feeder hogs weighed approximately 55 pounds each and the loss of livestock was estimated at more than $200,000. “Whoever did it had to know their way around a pig barn and they wanted to impose some damage,” said Hasche, who manages four hog farms and approximately 12,000 pigs in partnership with Sioux Feed Co. in Sioux Center. Sioux County Sheriff Dan Altena has served in law enforcement for nearly 30 years and said farm vandalism cases have happened before. However, Hasche’s situation is unique given the scope of loss and the kind of building vandalized. “We’re looking at a whole lot of things as we investigate the case, including the security system that was breached,” he stated. “It’s tough to get

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USDA Rural Development energy program helps producers purchase new grain-drying systems Producers can save up to 65% on energy costs with new systems The need for extra post-harvest grain drying and a shortage of propane in some parts of the state have been well documented this fall. "Weather delays at harvest can be extremely frustrating," said Bill Menner, USDA Rural Development in Iowa. "Producers who are using new, more efficient grain-drying systems may find some good news when calculating their energy savings after drying the wet crop coming out of the field." Since 2004, nearly 600 producers in Iowa have used a guaranteed loan and grant program from USDA Rural Development to help install new grain-drying systems on their farms. Submitted energy audits from last year's harvest suggest that producers using new systems recognize anywhere from 25 to 65 percent improved efficiency. Around 300 producers in Iowa are using new grain-drying systems, purchased with assistance from USDA Rural Development, for the first time this season. "We are pleased that so many producers have been able to utilize our program, especially this year with such a late and high-moisture harvest," Menner said. This past year, producers and businesses in Iowa have received $35 million in loan guarantees and grants through Rural Development's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) to help

reduce their energy needs. A popular use of the program has been producers who have installed new more energy-efficient grain drying systems on their farm. Other uses have included geothermal systems, wind generation, as well adding insulation, improving lighting, or pretty much anything that will improve a building's energy efficiency. REAP loan guarantees and grants can be used for renewable energy systems, energy efficiency improvements, feasibility studies and energy audits. Businesses and producers in rural Iowa looking to create renewable energy or make energy-saving improvements to their facilities or farms may be able to finance up to 75 percent of eligible project costs through a USDA Rural Development grant and guaranteed loan program. Stand-alone grants can be awarded up to 25 percent of total eligible costs. Examples of renewable energy projects include wind, solar, biomass, bio-energy, biogas (anaerobic digestion), geothermal or hydroelectric. Energy efficiency projects include improvements to facilities, buildings or processes that reduce energy consumption such as increasing the Rvalue of side-walls or ceilings, adding environmental computer controllers, or installing more efficient heating systems, windows, doors, lighting, ventilation systems, cooling system equipment, pumping systems, commodity handling systems, drying systems, etc. To qualify for financial assistance through REAP, the total project costs must be greater than $6,000 for energy efficiency projects and $10,000 for renewable energy projects. Restaurants, grocery stores, bakeries, greenhouses, cold storage businesses, ethanol plants,

manufacturing facilities, as well as any other business that requires a large amount of energy to operate, may benefit from an energy-efficiency upgrade. "This program can make a big difference to rural small businesses or producers looking to finance a renewable energy system or make energy saving improvements to their facility or equipment," Menner said. USDA Rural Development is currently taking applications for projects to be awarded in 2010. Agricultural tillage equipment, used equipment and vehicles are not eligible. Purchases made or construction started before submitting an application is not eligible. In addition, funds are not available for residential use. USDA Rural Development is an equal opportunity lender with a variety of direct and guaranteed lending programs involving single and multifamily housing, community facilities, water and sewer development and business and industry programs. Contact USDA Rural Development Further information about this and other USDA programs is available by calling (515) 284-4663, at a local USDA Rural Development office or at www.rurdev.usda.gov/ia. Eleven USDA Rural Development offices in Iowa serve the 1.9 million Iowans living in rural communities and areas. Office locations include a State Office in Des Moines, along with area offices in Albia, Atlantic, Humboldt, Indianola, Iowa Falls, Le Mars, Mount Pleasant, Storm Lake, Tipton and Waverly.

Department of Energy to invest up to $2.5 million in advanced biorefinery project in Newton U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu on December 4 announced the selection of an Iowa integrated biorefinery project to receive up to $2.5 million in Recovery Act funding to accelerate the construction and operation of a pilot scale facility. The selection is part of 19 integrated biorefinery projects that will receive up to $564 million in Recovery Act funding from the Department of Energy. The projects, located in 15 states, will validate refining technologies and help lay the foundation for full commercial-scale development of a biomass industry in the United States. The projects will produce advanced biofuels, biopower, and bioproducts using biomass feedstocks at the pilot, demonstration, and full commercial scale. The projects selected are part of the

Department’s ongoing efforts to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil, spur the creation of the domestic bio-industry and provide new jobs in many rural areas of the country. “Advanced biofuels are critical to building a cleaner, more sustainable transportation system in the United States,” said Secretary Chu. “These projects will help establish a domestic industry that will create jobs here at home and open new markets across rural America.” The project announced for Iowa, Elevance Renewable Sciences, located in Newton, was selected to complete preliminary engineering design for a future facility producing jet fuel, renewable diesel substitutes, and high-value chemicals from plant oils and poultry fat. Of the nearly $564 million in Recovery Act funding announced on December 4, up to $483 million will go to 14 pilot-scale and four demonstration-scale biorefinery projects across the

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Story County farmer named 2009 Joslin award winner Adam Gibson of Nevada received the 2009 Bob Joslin Excellence in Ag Award at the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) annual meeting in Des Moines on December 3. The award honors a young farmer who demonstrates outstanding leadership qualities in Farm Bureau, agriculture and his/her community. Gibson works for Couser Cattle Co., a diversified crop and cattle farm in Nevada. He also rents 40 acres of farmland for row-crop production. While he didn’t grow up on a farm, Gibson developed a passion for agriculture early in life. That enthusiasm was nurtured by his work with local farmers during childhood and college and by visiting his grandparent’s farm in northeast Iowa. Gibson started working parttime for Nevada farmer Bill Couser in college and was hired full-time after graduating with a degree in ag studies from Iowa State University. A few years later, Gibson became involved Iowa Farm Bureau’s young farmer program. Since then, he has taken an active leadership role in the state and county Farm Bureau. Gibson has served on the Story County Farm Bureau board for nine years, including stints as vice president (two years), young farmer chair (eight years) and president (current). At the state level, Gibson’s leadership roles include young farmer committee chair and vice chair, resolutions committee member and Speaker Corps member. Outside of Farm Bureau, Gibson continues his work promoting agriculture through farm tours, involvement in 4-H, Story County

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Invest in safety Iowa Department of Ag announces Purchase equipment now for Christmas presents and tax deductions

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by Emma Struve After all the fall field work is done and necessary equipment maintenance is finished for storage, consider investing in safety equipment for workers and machines before the end of the year. According to Mark Hanna, Iowa State University ag and biosystems engineer, midDecember is a good time to consider these types of purchases, both because they can potentially be Christmas presents and optimize tax deductions before the new year. Two categories come to mind when thinking about safety equipment, Hanna said. The first is personal protective equipment including gloves, coveralls, and safety glasses. Each of these has different sub-types depending on the situation in which it is used. For example, Hanna explained, farmers that apply their own anhydrous ammonia should be equipped with insulated, chemical resistant rubber gloves that protect hands both from the cold and corrosiveness. Additionally, appropriate eye protection includes splash resistant goggles. While handling other types of chemicals, including fertilizer, whether during application or even transporting, hands, eyes, and clothing should all be protected. Chemical resistant gloves and vented goggles are a good idea, Hanna said. Tyvek coveralls or a chemical apron are also recommended to protect clothing, and the skin underneath. For everyday use, consider leather gloves, which protect against pinches and scrapes, and safety glasses, especially important when sanding, grinding, and drilling. Stowing multiple pairs in areas where they will be needed, such as in the truck or machine shed, is an easy way to make sure they are always accessible, he continued. Now is also a good time to stock up on disposable items such as coveralls or boot covers. The second category includes those devices such as SMV (slow moving vehicle) emblems, lights, and guards that make farm machinery safe to operate. Hanna said he participated in a project that investigated the maintenance of equipment lights. He discovered that farmers were a lot better at replacing or repairing white work lights on equipment than they were at maintaining the flashing yellow or red rear lights that make it safe to transport the machinery. Before equipment is stored for the season, Hanna recommended inspecting and replacing any non-functioning lights before the problem is forgotten over the winter. At the same time, make sure all guards are in place and functioning correctly. He also recommended replacing faded or missing SMV signs. Another easy addition to improve the visibility and safety of equipment is reflective tape. This is the same type of material, available in a variety of colors and color combinations, used on semi trailers, Hanna said. It is particularly useful on field implements. Lastly, consider updating older tractors not equipped with rollover protection systems (ROPS) with after-market kits.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey on December 2 released the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s plan to respond to the 10 percent across the board budget cut announced by Governor Culver in October. The Department was able to avoid 36 layoffs due to the announcement that members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) voted to approve five furlough days and other concessions by contract covered employees this fiscal year. The Department did layoff two employees on December 2. Both were members of Iowa United Professionals (IUP) union. The layoffs occurred within the Department’s Animal Industry Bureau and the Department’s laboratory facility in Ankeny that tests dairy products, samples from meat and poultry processing plants, and other samples taken by Department inspectors. No more layoffs are expected by the Department for the remainder of the fiscal year, which ends June 30, 2010. No AFSCME covered employees can be laid off for the remainder of the current fiscal year as a result of the union’s agreement with the Governor’s office. Northey said the five furlough days by AFSCME covered employees will not be sufficient to cover the Department’s shortfall, but the Department has received assurance from the Governor’s office that the savings achieved by other agencies will be used to meet the Department’s shortfall. “Layoffs have been our last resort, but due to the significant cuts the Department has faced, this was our only option,” Northey said. “With these layoffs, the mandatory leave without pay for employees and the positions that have been left unfilled, the services that are able to be provided by the Department will likely be affected.” Besides the layoffs and mandatory leave without pay for AFSCME covered employees, the Department has made cuts to several of the Department’s programs as well. No Department programs were eliminated, however, the following program cuts have been made: • $90,000 from the Iowa Farmers Market Nutrition Program. This program provides coupons to seniors and participants in the WIC program that can be used to buy fresh produce at farmers markets and farmstands. The program will still be in operation, but the number of clients that will be able to be served will be reduced. • $20,000 from the Farm to School Program. This program links elementary, secondary, public and non-public schools with Iowa farmers that are able to provide schools with fresh, Iowa grown food. • $34,000 reduction in reimbursement for expenses to soil district commissioners. • $25,000 cut to Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) and Gypsy Moth eradication programs • 12 days of mandatory leave without pay for the Department’s 38 non-contract employees Northey said the Department’s budget has been cut a total of 23 percent since the beginning of fiscal 2009. These cuts represent $5.2 million that has been removed from the Department’s budget, reducing it from $22 million in FY09 to its current level of $16.8 million, which is approximately the

same as the Department’s appropriation for FY1994. “We will spend less money in this fiscal year than was spent 16 years ago, all while state government has grown approximately 48 percent in the same period of time,” Northey said. Between layoffs and unfilled positions, the Department will be down 44 positions following the layoffs announced from its authorized level of 408 Full Time Employees (FTEs), which is 10.7 percent reduction in the Department’s workforce. Northey stated if not for the agreement by AFSCME, the additional layoffs would have lead to 80 open positions, or nearly 20 percent of the Department’s workforce. The Department’s staffing level of 364 FTEs is a historically low level for the Department and represents a 23 percent reduction in workforce since 1991. In addition to the layoffs, mandatory leave without pay, not filling open positions and program cuts, the Department previously had undertaken a number additional steps to deal with the budget cuts. These included making voluntary leave without pay available to all employees and using onetime funding sources, such as depreciation funds that were authorized during the legislature last session. Other cost savings efforts include moving the metrology lab to Ellsworth Community College, greatly limiting out-of-state travel, cuts in program spending, reducing in-state travel costs, keeping vehicles longer, altering cell phone contracts to reduce costs, and other measures. About the Department of Agriculture The Department is responsible for a wide variety of consumer protection and agriculture promotion programs. This includes regulating meat processing, commercial feed and fertilizer, pesticide application, and dairy production and processing. The Weights and Measures Bureau makes sure both buyers and sellers are treated fairly at the gas pump, grocery store or grain elevator. The State Climatologist, Entomologist, Horticulturalist and Veterinarian are also all part of the Department. Other areas of responsibility for the Department include Agriculture Statistics, the Iowa Horse and Dog Breeding program and helping promote the more than 210 farmers markets located across the state. Land stewardship is also central to the work of the Department. The Division of Soil Conservation provides farmers with expertise and funds to help them install practices that preserve soil, prevent erosion and protect critical waterways.

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“How To Exit Trades” by Brian Hoops, Midwest Market Solutions Most of the work done in technical analysis is concerned with how to find new trades and how to get on board once a trade setup has been identified. Considerably less literature is devoted to the topic of getting out of trades. This article will discuss stop loss exits, profit targets, trailing stops, as well as intertwine some psychological aspects to be aware of while in a trade and/or looking to exit a trade.

STOP LOSS

I'll start off with stop loss orders. It is often quoted that something like 90% of all new traders are out of the game within the first six months of starting. The reason for this elimination from the game is rarely because these new traders are lousy at picking the direction of the market they are trading. Rather the overwhelming reason these traders get wiped out is because they trade without a stop loss. A stop loss order is an order that when a predetermined price is hit, triggers an order to exit the existing position at the market. There are many ways to determine stop loss points. You will find that different techniques are best suited for different markets. One of the most basic strategies is to place stops just under previous low points (if long) or just above previous high points (if short). After running thousands of historical tests on various trading strategies I can say that this is a decent stop loss exit strategy to use in most markets. If you are doing your own system development and testing you might want to consider adding a wrinkle where the stop loss is displaced somewhat from the previous high or previous low. I have found that a plain stop price, such as "n" number of tics through the previous high or low, is the best way to handle this.

DOLLAR STOP

Another basic stop loss to use is the dollar stop. This means never risk more then "X" dollars on any trade. This is good as a fail-safe stop to include in a strategy for those infrequent occasions when your other stop loss techniques might be unreasonably far away. This is a stop loss that shouldn't be hit very often, but is only there to avoid a disaster. One stop loss technique that you may not have come across as readily as the previous examples is to base the stop loss point on the highest high (for long trades), or lowest low (for short trades), since the trade was entered. For example, when long I identify the highest high made in the trade and use the low of that day as my stop loss. Unlike a stop loss that is based on the lowest low of the last "n" days, the stop based on the highest high is static until there is another new high. Depending on the strategy being employed one might also run a stop loss using the lowest low of the highest high day plus "n" number of days preceding it.

BREAKEVEN STOPS

The breakeven stop is a popular stop point. This is when the market moves in your favor and you move the stop to breakeven (entry point), often done in conjunction with an exit on some portion of a multiple lot position. This strategy sounds good in theory and can work in practice, depending on the exits used for that initial position. Remember though, that many of your wins will be on a partial position and almost all of your losses will be on a full position. Generally I do not move my stop to breakeven because it is often too tight of a stop. Overall my experience leads me to be a fan of moving the stop as a trade becomes profitable, but not moving it all the way to breakeven. With regard to multiple lot positions and different exits, you should realize that with each different exit you are trading distinctly different strategies. As such, each entry/exit pair must stand on its own as a profitable trading strategy. That usually means you'll need to achieve some minimum threshold as a first profit target in order for the strategy to stand on its own. Hence while the concept of "covering transaction costs" on the first contract of a multiple lot, may sound good in theory, it rarely passes the proof test when asked to perform as a stand alone strategy. The last point I want to make about stops is not to make them too tight. If you do, most assuredly you will run into a series of losses greater than if using the exact same entry method with a wider stop loss. I often cut the stop loss to 50% of the original amount once a trade starts to go my way. By moving the stop to a smaller amount, but not to breakeven, yields the best results for most strategies I have tested.

TRAILING STOPS VS PROFIT TARGETS

My experience indicates that using profit targets is better then using trailing stops. Trailing stops are okay as an additional exit when employed along with the profit target, but they should not be employed instead of the profit target. Now someone is surely thinking about the old market adage "cut your losses and let the winners run." To an extent it is true. You do need to control losses, but do not use too tight a stop. You do need to let winners run some, but make sure there is a profit target. These views are not my subjective opinion, but the results of thousands and thousands of tests I have run on hundreds of different trading strategies.

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In conclusion we should continue to give high billing to exits in the quest to be better traders. Entries are what we might do or could do, but exits are what we have to do. Many entry techniques can work very well with just the basic exit techniques I have described herein. Most important of all however is to remember the three rules of exits. If you can stick by these rules, while the market is doing its best to get you to break them, then you are a big leg up on the ladder of successful trading. Midwest Market Solutions is the leading edge in commodity marketing and trading. Midwest Market Solutions was established in March of 2002 and is a full-service commodity brokerage and marketing advisory service, clearing through R.J. O’Brien. The firm specializes in individual trading strategies for the investor, personalized marketing programs for individual farm operations as well as full-service and discount broker services. Brian Hoops is President and Senior Market Analyst of Midwest Market Solutions, Inc. Brian can frequently be heard on radio stations across the country including: WNAX, WHO, and the Red River Farm Network.

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A NEW USE FOR OLD CONCRETE GRAIN ELEVATORS Contined from page 5 involved in a great sport that's not only physical but a confidence builder as well." Brock said some city officials have expressed concerns that having climbers on the side of the elevator that faces Interstate 80 would create a distraction for drivers. Brock said he's "flexible" and willing to do whatever it takes to move his dream forward. "We don't have to use those silos near the Interstate," he said. "I'm willing to work with them." The concept has worked in other cities, including Oklahoma City and Dallas. At Upper Limits in Bloomington, Illinois, climbers of all ages try beginning to advanced routes on four 65-foot silos. "We have been in business for almost 15 years," said Dan Evans, Upper Limits' assistant manager. "It is really big, especially for Boy Scouts. For a lot of people, I think it's the novelty of it. The fact that Illinois is so flat but there's still the opportunity to climb is what makes it so popular." That's exactly why Brock and Safarik say the project will attract a huge following. "There's nothing in Nebraska to climb," Brock said. "I've climbed mountains, and when I climb the silos, you get that same feeling. It's an adrenaline rush." Money for the project, which will cost $150,000 to $200,000, will come from private investors, Brock said. Olsson Associates is handling the design work and site layout plans. Brock and Safarik, who are longtime friends and former neighbors, got into the sport about four years ago when they decided to try the rock-climbing wall at a Dick's Sporting Goods store in Omaha. They created their business concept about three years ago and started looking for a grain elevator to buy in Omaha. There weren't many options. The former Scoular grain elevator east of Interstate 480 wasn't for sale, and the former Farmland elevator had been purchased by someone else who was working on a similar concept. That former owner, John Buckley, bought the elevator in 2004 with hopes of turning it into a climbing-wall complex. He and a few fellow business students from the University of Nebraska at Omaha even won an entrepreneurship competition and $2,500 for their plan, which called mostly for climbing on the inside. Buckley said Planning Department restrictions made it difficult to do anything inside the buildings, and he wasn't able to move forward. In September, Buckley sold the property to Brock. Brock said he plans to first offer only outdoor climbing on six to eight silos. Eventually he will provide indoor space suitable for climbing and a boulder-climbing area. Buckley, 29, said he's excited to see Brock's plan progressing. "We think it will be awesome," said Buckley, who has been a climber for about seven years. "He has done a great job so far. We plan on climbing there when he opens."

Dallas County family wins third place in IFBF Young Farmer Achievement Award program Tanner and Laura Rowe of Dallas County were the third place recipients of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation’s (IFBF) 2009 Young Farmer Achievement Award on December 3 at the organization’s annual meeting in Des Moines. The annual contest honors young farmers who show outstanding management ability in their farming operations and involvement in Farm Bureau and community activities. The Rowes raise cattle, corn and soybeans on their farm near Minburn. The couple has three children. Tanner has served on the Dallas County Farm Bureau board and has been active in Pictured from left are Iowa Farm Bureau Federation President Craig the county Ag in the Lang, Tanner and Laura Rowe and Young Farmer Chair Jody Van Classroom committee, young Regenmorter. Photo submitted farmer committee and public relations committee. He also Motors and an AGCO tractor for 150 hours or 90 served on the governor-appointed renewable fuels days. They will also receive expense-paid trips to and co-products advisory committee. the 2010 American Farm Bureau annual convenFor their third place honor, the Rowes received tion in Seattle (to represent Iowa in the National a plaque, a GPS unit from Farm Bureau Financial Young Farmer Achievement competition), the Services and $200 from Iowa Farm Bureau. Growmark annual meeting and the IFBF Young First place winners were Monroe County farm- Farmer conference. ers Bryan and Amber Reed and second place winThe Hubers received a plaque, a $1,000 gift cerners were Joel and Laura Huber of Washington tificate from Grainger and a $500 gift certificate County. from Growmark. The Reeds received a plaque, $500 from General

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TUEDAY, JANUARY 5 Dunlap Livestock Auction, Calf/Yearling. Auctioneers, Jim Jr., Jay, Jon, Cody Schaben, Don Stessman, Greg Drake.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26 Denison Livestock Auction, Livestock Sale, Dension, IA. Auctioneers, Pauley Family Auction Service. (D)

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Dunlap Livestock Auction, Bred Female/Two Oaks Red Angus Bulls. Auctioneers, Jim Jr., Jay, Jon, Cody Schaben, Don Stessman, Greg Drake.

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27 Dunlap Livestock Auction, Incredible Female Sale V. Auctioneers, Jim Jr., Jay, Jon, Cody Schaben, Don Stessman, Greg Drake.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Dunlap Livestock Auction, Western Iowa Precondition. Auctioneers, Jim Jr., Jay, Jon, Cody Schaben, Don Stessman, Greg Drake.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21 Heirs of Alice and Leonard Fahn Trust Real Estate Auction, 11 a.m. at the C.G. Therkildsen Center, Harlan, Iowa. 2 Tracts, Part Sec. 7, 17 & 18 Center Township, Shelby County, Iowa. NOTE DATE CHANGE!! Shaben Real Estate, auctioneers. (D)

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Dunlap Livestock Auction, Bred Female. Auctioneers, Jim Jr., Jay, Jon, Cody Schaben, Don Stessman, Greg Drake.

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December 17th, 18th & 19th Event Center • 404 West Pleasant or Bus. Hwy. 92/5 • Knoxville, IA Inside Climate Controlled Building With Seating, Restrooms & Concessions. Auctioneers Note: For the convenience of selling,we have moved the lifelong collection of the Charles Douglas Estate from Grinnell, Iowa into our indoor auction facility. Approx. 600 cataloged items brand new in org. boxes plus many more to include: J.D.; A.C.; Farm-All; Int.-Ford; Massey Harris; Case; Deutz-Allis; Graham-Bradley; Hesston; Steiger; Kubota Bank; Big Bud 500 Tractor; New Holland; several trucks & fuel tankers including Hess. J.D. pedal tractor & wagon, restored; Dale Earnhardt black #3 Oreo pedal car, brand new. Maytag die cast collectibles, Ertle & Coca-Cola ice cream parlor set, plus much more.

See www.vandonsler.com for itemized list & order of sale. THURSDAY EVENING - DECEMBER 17TH • 5:00 p.m. Brand new die cast collectible toys in original boxes; Native American plates, doll, lamp & figurines; Pillsbury Dough Boy collectibles; M&M collectibles & much more! Preview the Friday and Saturday Auctions.

FRIDAY - DECEMBER 18TH • 10:00 a.m. Cataloged Items #1-#300 JD pedal tractor & Dale Earnhardt pedal car

SATURDAY - DECEMBER 19TH • 10:00 a.m. Selling balance of auction starting with cataloged item #301 Miscellaneous collectible toys. Coca-Cola ice cream parlor set.

Estate Land Auction 148.6 Taxable Acres Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. Sale Location: Griswold Community Building, Griswold, Iowa Farm Location: 3 miles east of Griswold on Hwy. 92 on south side of the Highway.

_________________________________ Brief Legal Description: NE 1/4 section 10 Pleasant Township, Cass County, IA, except for acreage parcel located in the NE corner Size 148.6 taxable acres • Bean base 58.4 • Taxes $3,240 per year • Bean Yield Direct & CC - 30 • Cropland acres 144.7 • Wheat base 3.2 • Corn base 78.7 • Wheat yield Direct & CC 37 • Corn yield Direct & CC 109 • CSR 65.6, est. by Cass Co. NRCS soil chart. Major soil types - Judson, Colo & Marshall • Lease - Yes for 2010 crop year, $22,000 payable 1/2 March 1, 2010 & 1/2 December 1, 2010. Tennant, Mike Noll 712-778-4389 • Farm # 1404, information available at Cass County FSA office • Terms: 10% down day of auction, balance due at closing, January 15, 2010 • Agency - Bergren Real Estate and Auction represents sellers only. • Closing Agent - Dave Chase, Cambridge Law Office, P.L.C., Atlantic, Iowa 712-243-1663 • Note - This is a good upland farm with good soils. Farm has had some terraces and tile installed. If you are looking for a good cropland farm with excellent location take a look at this property. • Information received from sources believed to be reliable, but not guaranteed by Bergren Real Estate and Auction or the seller. Buyers are invited to do their own research. Estate Land Auction

_________________________________ Alvin Arp Estate Alan Arp and Cheryl Meyer, Co-Executors

_________________________________ Call Rick at 641-891-2222 or Joy at 641-842-3055 85-IFR(COLLECTOR-VAN DONSLER AUCTION)VL

Bergren Real Estate and Auction ~ 712-778-2242 Steve Bergren, Auctioneer~ 712-789-0847 www.bergrenrealestateandauction.com 1 IFR Dec 09 (estate land auction Bergren

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El Nino winter promises warmer temps, less snow, unless… by Gordon Wolf The weather has been in an El Nino pattern since the spring of 2009 and is expected to stay in that pattern through the spring of 2010. Statistically speaking, that should be good news for those who are hoping for a warmer and drier winter. According to State Climatologist Harry Hillaker with the Iowa Department of Agriculture, 75 percent of the time an El Nino pattern brings to Iowa warmer than usual temperatures in December, January and February. That, of course, leaves the door open to the other 25 percent. “We’ve had nine consecutive El Nino events that have brought us warmer than usual weather,” Hillaker stated. The last El Nino winter that fell into the other 25 percent was the winter of 1997-98, which turned out to be very cold with more snow than usual. “Every once in a while it does that,” the state climatologist stated. While El Nino signals warmer weather for the

mid-winter months 75 percent of the time, the weather pattern is not as good a predictor for precipitation, other than it may be slightly drier than normal. “If you read between the lines, it usually signals warmer and drier weather,” Hiller pointed out. Hillaker explained an El Nino brings warmer weather to Iowa during the mid-winter months because of a low-pressure area off California. “No two El Ninos are the same,” he stated, “But often there is a ridge of high pressure over western Canada, which, by itself, would favor colder weather. However, at the same time there is a low pressure area off California which brings a southwesterly flow of air through the southern United States. That helps keep the colder air in Canada and in the northeast.” In the southwestern United States, El Nino can mean more precipitation, which would be welcomed. “In Iowa, while it is usually on the mild side, it doesn’t mean we don’t have winter weather. It just means we don’t have winter-like weather as often as usual. So don’t put away your shovels,” said Hillaker.

The last two winters were the result of a La Nina pattern (either two La Ninas or one long La Nina, however you want to look at it), which brings colder and wetter weather. That said, this December did not start off with milder temperatures when compared with a warmer and drier November that farmers wish would have been October. “Usually at this time of year (early December) high temperatures are in the mid-30s with lows in the upper teens,” said Hillaker. “It seems very cold compared to what November brought us. What we’re seeing now (on December 4) is not really out of the ordinary. It’s just harder to take.” The state climatologist added that once snow covers the ground at this time of the year, with very short days, it is more difficult to get things warmed up. This begs the question: Is this one of the years when El Nino goes against the percentages and brings colder weather and more snow? Based on the weather in early December, it may seem so, but only time will tell if the last half of December, January and February fall in line with the statistics.

301 E. Frederick St. • Milford, IL 60953 Ph: 815-889-4191 • Fax: 815-889-5365 www.mowreyauction.com December 16, 2009 • 7:00 a.m. Chicago Time TRACTORS JD 9520 4X4 JD 9420 7.10-42 DUALS, 5030 HRS, P.S., ACTIVE SEAT #1872 "EXC" JD 9400, 7.10-38 DUALS, P.S., SHOWING 1270 HRS #020816 '03 JD 8420, 3737 HRS, 4 HYD ILS, 50" DUALS WTS #013707 "VERY NICE" JD 8320T, 30" BELTS, 3PT PTO JD 8310, 20.8-42 DUALS, WTS, 4200 HRS #1454 "VERY NICE" '07 JD 8130 MFWD, 2560 HRS, 20.8-42 DUALS #016146 JD 7210, CAH, MFWD #10457 JD 6420 NO CAB, MFWD #396566L '09 JD 5095M, MFWD, ROPS, 3HYD, JOYSTICK, 75 HRS #160323, FACTORY WARRANTY '09 JD 5085M, MFWD, ROPS, 3HYD, JOYSTICK, 75 HRS #160321, FACTORY WARRANTY '09 JD 5085M, MFWD, ROPS, 3HYD, JOYSTICK, 75 HRS #160317, FACTORY WARRANTY '70 JD 5020, NO CAB, 3PT, PTO #23300R JD 4955, 2WD, DUALS, WTS, 2000 HRS #5885 JD 4850, 2WD, NO DUALS #001356, REPAINT W/REBUILT P.S. JD 4640, CAH, QUAD #H13245R "VERY NICE" JD 4520 #5622 JD 4450 #006389, 5000 HRS "VERY NICE" JD 4430, 2HYD, QHITCH, 9100 HRS #57256 "1OWNER" JD 4430 PS, CAH #35811 "VERY NICE" '75 JD 4430, CAH, QUAD #35382 JD 4320, FENDER, 2HYD #14643R "VERY NICE" JD 4240, CAH, QUAD #016212R '76 JD 4230, P.S. #37235 '67 JD 4020 W/FARMHAND LOADER, NEW INJ,NEW CLUTCH, NEW INJ PUMP #126102R "VERY NICE" JD 2955, CAH, 2WD #719334 JD 2955, NO CAB, MFWD #708460 JD 2520, SINGLE FRT #022998R "VERY NICE" JD 2355, CAH, 2WD #698556 JD 2155, CAB W/LDR, ONLY 586 HRS #A921658 '90 CIH 7120, 2WH, 4800 HRS CIH 5288 #2781 CIH 5130, CAH, 2WD, 2HYD, 2400 ACT HRS #7969 "EXC COND" "1-OWNER" CIH 1586 #21267 CIH 1586 #17354 CIH 1206, CAB #15791 CIH 1086, CAH #40384 CIH 1066 IH W450, DIESEL, WHEATLAND #1155R "VERY NICE" "VERY RARE" WHITE 100, CAH, 2WD #403763 '00 FORD VERSATILE 9384, L-10 CUMMINS, 18.4-42 DUALS, B.B., 4 HYD, 3515 HRS, 12 SPD, MAN "VERY NICE" FORD TW35 MFWD '86 DUETZ 6265, FRT WHL ASSIST, 3500 HRS, CANOPY #77500549 CAT 765, 18" BELTS, 3PT PTO AGCO 8630 #100463RC AC D17 SERIES III, NF, PS "VERY NICE" AC 7060 CAH #8070 TRACTORS ABSOLUTE '04 JD 7720 #19713, 2391 HRS, MFWD, PQUAD, 42" TIRES "EXC" JD 6110, MFWD, CAH W/LDR, 4100 HRS #234022 "VERY NICE" JD 4630 W/DUALS 18.4-38, QUAD #80404 JD 4430, CAH #49819 JD 4230, CAH #022984R JD 4010, W/148 LDR #43907 JD 2940 ROPS #3794471 JD 2755 CAH 2WD #7127681 CIH 7110 MFWD #20330 CIH 7110, CAH, 2WD, 5400 HRS #19400 CIH 5088, CAH, 2WD, 6000 HRS #2953 CASE 1070, CAB #8718597 CIH 966, CAB #N1021517 CASE 930 OLIVER 1850, CAB, GAS #203765 NH TB110, 2WD, ROPS W/LDR #B71039M FORD 4000 W/STAN HOIST LDR #C59955 "VERY NICE" BOB RILEY (815) 325-7888 1966 JD 4020, SYNCHRO, WF, 2HD, DIFF LOCK, QHITCH, FRT WTS **WOW** 2783 HRS **WOW** '70 JD 3020 GAS, WF 1 HYD, 2923 HRS #132302 1 OWNER, SUPER NICE

MECHANICS SPECIALS JD 8450, 3PT, PTO, NOISE IN ENG #2334 "VERY NICE" JD 8640, 3PT PTO, DUALS #005453 "AS IS" JD 5020 - RESTORED/CLUTCH ISSUES, AS IS '05 AGCO GT75A, 1611 HRS, FWA, PLATFRM, SMALL FIRE DAMAGE, #P0340095 JD 9400 #630593 NEEDS ENGINE WORK JD 2840, "AS IS", BAD CLUTCH #3217171 CIH 1680, CUMMINS ENG, R.T., ENG NOISE #46305 JD 7000 18R PLANTER "AS IS COMBINES '07 JD 9760, 1050/774 HRS, CM, DUALS, BIN EXT, AUTO TRACK READY #721871 '07 JD 9760 STS, 793/569 HRS, CM, DUALS, MAUER EXT, CHOP #721756 '07 JD 9760 STS, 670/1487 HRS CM, DUALS, MAUER EXT, CHOP #721558 '06 JD 9760 STS, 1735/1184 HRS CM, DUALS, MAUER EXT, CHOP #717239 '05 JD 9760, 1982/1378 HRS, CTM, DUALS, BIN EXT, AUTO TRACK READY #712415 '04 JD 9660, 1600/1200 HRS, SIDEHILL, GS, 20.8-42 DUALS, CHOP MAUER EXT #706175 '00 JD 9650 STS, 2287 ENG/1625 SEP HRS, L.L., CHOP MAUER EXT, $18000 SPENT #685791 "EXC" '00 JD 9650 WALKER, 2178/1726 HRS, L.L. CHOP MAUER EXT #685405 NOTE: ALL ABOVE MACHINES HAVE BEEN THROUGH SHOP, OUT ON RENT AND RETURNING. ALL IN EXC COND. AND VERY NICE '96 JD 9600, DUALS, 2WD, CHOP #665515 '94 JD 9600, DUALS, 4X4, CHOP #656309 '91 JD 9600, DUALS, 2WD #646671 '01 JD 9600, 18.4-38 DUALS, 4155/2822 HRS, CHOP, 20' UNLOAD #646016 '01 JD 9550 SH, 2500/1809 HRS, GS, 30.5-32, CHOP #690748 "VERY NICE" JD 9550 WALKER '98 JD 9510 SH, CHOP, CHAFF, 3490/2320 #675607 "VERY NICE" '91 JD 9500 #642828 '95 JD 9400, 3050 ENG/2271 SEP HRS, 24.532 #660147 '91 JD 9400, 24.5-32, CHOP, 3100 HRS #640301 "VERY NICE" JD 6620 TITAN II SIDE HILL 4X4, CHOP '97 CIH 2188, 1800/1250 HRS, 18.4-38 DUALS, R.T., CHOP, AFS #196657 "SUPER NICE" CIH 1640, 28L26, R.T., 3615 HRS, 1-CHAFF #14304 TILLAGE JD 1010 19' FIELD CULT #1145 2 - JD 985 FIELD CULT 48' JD 980 FIELD CULT 28' COIL HARROW JD 726 FINISHER 27' SOIL FINISHER "LIKE NEW" JD 650 DISC, 11" SPACING, 24' #11000669 JD 512 9SK DISC RIPPER #N1000151 JD 510 7X DISC RIPPER JD 400 ROTARY HOE 40', ALL NEW WHEELS JD 235 DISC JD 235 32' DISC, 7 1/2" SPACING CIH 4300 FIELD CULT, 38' SPIKE HARROW #009368 "LIKE NEW" CIH 4300 F CULT 24' W/COIL HARROW CIH 3950 25' DISC CIH 3900 26' R.F. 7 1/2" SPACE "LIKE NEW" CIH 3900 DISC 26', 7 1/2" SPACE "EXC" CIH 1830 FIELD CULT, 16R-30, #N1530449 CIH 496 DISC, 21', 7 1/2 SPACE "SUPER SHARP" CIH 496 18' DISC, NEW 20" BLADES W/HARROW CIH 415 24' FLAT FOLD MULCHER WILRICH 5000 FIELD CULT, QUAD 5, 30' W/SPIKE HARROW #452370 "EXC" UNVERFERTH CULTIPLANTER 2 - '08 SUNFLOWER 4511 15X, HYD FOLD DISC CHISELS SUNFLOWER 4311 RIPPER 7X SUNFLOWER 32' SOIL FINISHER "EXC COND" KRAUSE 4850 DISC RIPPER 18', DOMINATOR W/TRASH WHEELS "VERY NICE" KEWANEE 1100, 18' DISC W/HARROW DMI 730 ECOLO-TIGER DMI 530B RIPPER A.R. W/LEVELER & HARROW "EXC" DMI 527 5X DISC RIPPER W/HYD LEVELER "VERY NICE" DMI TIGER-MATE 40' FIELD CULT DMI 5X CULTI RIPPER 2 - BRILLIAN 25' X-FOLD PACKER '06 BRILLIAN 25' CULTIMULCHER, HYD, FLAT FOLD "EXC" BRENT CPC 7X DISC, W/NEW BLADES #7504 "EXC COND" BLUEJET RIPPER 4X

TILLAGE ABSOLUTE JD 2600 5X PLOW JD 1000 F. CULT 28' JD 960 FIELD CULT, 24' COIL HARROW JD TWA DISC 14' "LIKE NEW" CIH 6800 5X DISC RIPPER, A.R. CIH 10 V-RIPPER YETTER 20' ROTARY HOE WORKSAVER 5X TERRAMAX WILRICH 6600 DISC CHISEL WHITE 271 DISC #31312083 WEATHERALL DISC RIPPER #13078 SUNFLOWER SINGLE FOLD DISC LANDALL SOIL FINISHER 30' LANDALL 4X INLINE RIPPER KRAUSE 4960 31' DISC, 9" SPACING #1313 GP 15' NO-TILL DRILL DUETZ FIELD CULT W/SPIKE HARROW "VERY NICE" DMI F.CULT , 45', SPIKE HARROW BUSHOG DISC CHISEL 11X "VERY NICE" PLANTER/DRILLS JD 7200 PLANTER 12R30", FRT FOLD, FINGER PICKUP, H.D., NO TILLS, FLEX FRAME "VERY NICE" JD 7000 PLANTER 8R36, DRY FERT, MONITOR FF '04 JD 1770 16-30, CCS, PNEMATIC D.P. "NICE" JD 1760 12-30, FLEX FRAME, NO-TIL, INSECT, HYD FOLD "NICE" '01 JD 1720 PLANTER, 16R30", STACKER #690212 "CALL" '03 JD 1590 DRILL #700773, 15' W/GRASS SEED, 2PT "EXC" '96 JD 750 10' DRILL, GRASS SEED, DOLLY'S #6613 JD 750 GRAIN DRILL #3607 JD 515 3PT, 7" SPACING, GRASS SEED JD 455 DRILL, 35' W/MARKERS, 7 1/2" SPACING "REBUILT-VERY NICE" CIH 5400 NT DRILL 15' 2 - CIH 5400 20' DRILL W/YETTER NT CADDY 2 - CIH 5300 DRILL W/UNVERFERTH CULTIMULCHER CIH 5100 DRILL CIH 955 PLANTER, 12-23R #1387 '08 CIH NTX5310, 16R STRIP-TILL BAR, SELLS W/ADX AIR SYSTEM, ONLY 1500 TOTAL ACRES GP 1520P DRILL #10484C GP 1510 NT DRILL, 7 1/2 SPACE #9538C "REBUILT VERY NICE" '94 GP 20' NT DRILL #57527, COMPLETE REBUILD '92 GP 24' NT DRILL, REBUILT #C1129 '02 KINZIE 3650 12-23 , BULKFILL, NO-TIL "NICE" PLANTER/DRILLS ABSOLUTE JD 7200 PLANTER, 16-30 W/FERT #501255 CIH 5100 DRILL WHITE 6122 12-24 NT PLANTER #612019 "VERY NICE" GP 20' NT DRILL, 8" MARKERS W/GRASS SEED, COMPLETE REBUILD CORN HEADS '03 JD 1293 #700779 '02 JD 893 #695657 JD 893 #670693 JD 893 #655720 JD 843 #651339 JD 843 #422895 JD 643 6R #004120H JD 494 #655352 3 - JD 444 JD 443 LO-TIN #469945 '03 CIH 2208, TRACKER, HYD DECK KNIFE #HAJ18407 CORN HEADS ABSOLUTE JD 1293 #660842 '98 JD 893 #675527 '97 JD 893 #670595 '96 JD 893 #666473 JD 693, CM, HYD DECK, STAN ROLLS #661314 JD 444, COMPLETELY REBUILT LAST YR '02 CIH 2208 #CBJ024653 GRAIN HEADS '07 JD 635F #721391 '06 JD 635F #716725 '04 JD 635F #706826 '03 JD 930F #701435 '03 JD 930F #702128 JD 930F #661114 JD 930F #656233 JD 930F #651322 JD 925F #676981 JD 925F #636089 JD 925F #635902 JD 922R #695304 JD 920F, FULL FINGER #695735 JD 920F, FULL FINGER #691061 JD 920F #636157 JD 920F #631637 JD 220R #600168 JD 218R #442167

2 - JD 212, 5 BELT PICKUP HEADS CIH 1020F 30' #218644 CIH 1020 25' #225130 CIH 1020 22.5' #60241 CIH 1020 15' #82654 CIH 1020 #3036 15' '00 CIH 1020 FLEX 20', 3" FA #315735 "VERY NICE" CIH 1015, 6 BELT PICKUP HEAD #JJC0051442 '05 CRARY FLEX, FITS 50 SERIES JD, FULL FINGER AUGER, 36' AIR REEL #36309382 "VERY NICE" FORAGE JD 700 GRINDER '04 JD 567 R BALER W/PTO MONITOR 2 - JD 566 R BALER JD 336 SQ BALER "VERY NICE" CIH RBX561 R BALER #1404 "LIKE NEW" VERMEER 605L R BALER VERMEER 605K R BALER VERMEER 505I R BALER VERMEER 504I R BALER #1001279 OWATONA HAY CONDITIONER NH 1010 BALE WAGON NH 650 BALER #872701 NH 640 RD BALER, AUTO WRAP #907201 "VERY NICE" HAYRAKE 10 WH PULL TYPE GEHL WHEEL RAKE #332 FORAGE ABSOLUTE JD 535 BALER #986860 CIH CHOPPER W/HEAD NH 354 GRINDER MIXER NH 8' HAY HEAD MC 15' SHREDDER #52373 BRADY SHREDDER WAGONS/GRAIN CARTS WEIGH WAGON DMI 300 BU CENTER DUMP WAGON BRENT 874 W/ROLL TARP, 30.5-32, SCALES #874397 "VERY NICE" BRENT 672 30.5-32 #681115 "VERY NICE" MOWERS/CUTTERS ABSOLUTE NH DISC MOWER LANDPRIDE RCM 5020 BATWING MOWER FORD SICKLE BAR MOWER BUSHOG 7' ROTARY MOWER INDUSTRIAL JD CT322 SKID LDR #TA130376 '04 JD 1810E SCRAPER W/DRAW BAR '98 JD 410E BACKHOE, 4X4, CAB, EXT HOE, 41-BKT, 3200 HRS #834104 CASE 1816 SKID LDR #984609 CASE 1818 SKD LDR #17757247 '03 CASE 621D WHEEL LOADER #JEE0135932, 1345 HRS '06 CASE 420 SKID STEER #N5M412003 CIH TD4 CRAWLER #A313 BOBCAT 325 MINI EXCAVATOR #514013918 ROAD GRADER (PULL-TYPE) ORTHMAN 9YD SCRAPER NISSAN 6000 LB FORKLIFT #D820487, L.P. "EXC COND" KUMATSU FG25SI FORKLIFT, L.P. #562384A "VERY NICE" TOYOTA 5FGC25 FORKLIFT #80525 HARLO HP6500 FORKLIFT, 1900 HRS, 2WD "VERY NICE" CLARK 5000 LB FORKLIFT AC 706G FORKLIFT #U599960F INDUSTRIAL ABSOLUTE GRIZZLY 3PT BACKHOE BOBCAT 853 SK LDR, CANOPY, AUX HYD #512817121 '04 BOBCAT 322G MINI EXCAVATOR W/CANOPY #224011496 MISCELLANEOUS JD 840 LOADER, 8000 SERIES, MTS "VERY NICE" JD 1065 WAGON GEAR CIH 2350 LOADER CIH 1200 LIQ FERT OPENER (12 NEW) WOODS 1020 LDR OFF CASE 1070 "LIKE NEW" WILMAR 600 FERT SPREADER "EXC COND" WILDCAT 2010 STUMP GRAPPLE WILDCAT 2010 80" ROOT GRP WILDCAT AUGER W/9" BIT WILDCAT 72" BUCKET WESTENDORF XTA LOADER UNVERFERTH 36' ROLLING BASKET, 2BASKETS "VERY NICE" 2 - TOP AIR SPRAYER 3PT RUBBER TIRE SCRAPER 5 - HAYRACK 16'-18' GP SPRAYER '09 EZ TRAIL 36' HEAD HAULER W/LIGHT KIT DOZER BLADE (6 WAY) HYD, JD 9000 MTS DEGELMAN DOZER BLADE JD 4X4 MTS BLUEJET ANHYD APPLICATOR BESTWAY 60' SPRAYER, 1000G MISCELLANEOUS ABSOLUTE 8 X JD 7000ROW UNITS WESTENDORF LOADER WESTENDORF TA46 LOADER

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Farm energy savings focus of Farm Energy Check-Up program meetings, December 16-17 As rising energy and fuel costs continue to hike farm energy bills amid a shaky economy, Iowa’s agricultural producers are feeling the pinch. That’s why Iowa State University Extension has partnered with Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and Consumers Energy on a farm energy awareness program intended to help Iowa agricultural producers cut their fuel and energy costs and build awareness of their operations’ energy needs. The Farm Energy Check-Up program is a wholefarm energy audit program designed to highlight potential ways Iowa’s livestock and crop producers can lower their farm energy costs and improve energy conservation and efficiency. As part of the program, four meetings will be on two days, December 16 and 17, in different regions of Iowa. On December 16, meetings will be in Fort Dodge at 9 a.m. at the Webster County Extension office; and in Jefferson at 1:30 p.m. in the Green County Extension office. On December 17, meetings will be in Sac City at 9 a.m. in the Sac County Extension office; and in Harlan at 1:30 p.m. in the Shelby County Extension office. “The program shows easy things farmers can do quickly and inexpensively, and without much help, to lower energy costs in their operations,” said Mark Licht, ISU Extension field agronomist in Carroll who is coordinating the meeting series. Meetings are free to attend and will feature presentations by Consumers Energy and Iowa State on the Farm Energy Check-Up program and farm energy savings opportunities. David Stineman, energy solutions manager for Consumers Energy, will provide an overview of the Farm Energy Check-Up program and explain what producers need to do to get involved. Mark Hanna, ISU Extension agricultural engineer, will discuss the potential for energy savings in Iowa agriculture from both a crops and livestock perspective.

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On the crops side, Hanna said three key areas of the operation are big energy users: field operations, such as tractor use; grain drying, especially corn; and indirect energy sinks, such as nitrogen fertilizer. “On the livestock side, it’s things like ventilation, heating, insulation and lighting,” Hanna said. “Energy costs could be related to management issues. For instance, we need a certain amount of ventilation to control moisture and heat release by animals. But if you start to over-ventilate, you can start blowing heated air out of the building and lose money in the process.” Producers who attend the meetings will receive a free pre-audit assessment form, a requirement to enter the program; learn about grant opportunities available to them through the USDA’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program; and have a chance for face-to-face counseling about onfarm energy use in their operations. Those unable to attend the meetings can still participate in the audit program and receive a preaudit assessment form by contacting Stineman of Consumers Energy at (641) 754-1645 or by e-mail at DStineman@consumersenergy.net. The Farm Energy Check-Up program is sponsored by ISU Extension, the ISU Corn and Soybean Initiative, Iowa Corn Growers Association, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and Consumers Energy. The program is part of a larger project, the Farm Energy Conservation and Efficiency Initiative, headed by the Iowa Energy Center and co-led by Hanna and ISU Extension agricultural engineer Jay Harmon. For more information on the meetings, contact Mark Licht at (712) 792-2364 or by e-mail at lichtma@iastate.edu, or Brian Peterson at (712) 6444419 or by e-mail at bpeterson@iowacorn.org.

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The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) expressed disappointment at the Environmental Protection Agency’s announcement that it is delaying a decision on a waiver request for E15. The waiver was requested on March 6 of this year by Growth Energy, a bio fuels industry association. The IRFA said the EPA announcement signaled other troubling caveats to any future E15 approval. “The EPA has effectively kicked the E15 can down the road,” said Monte Shaw, IRFA Executive Director. “While not surprising, the EPA non-decision is highly disappointing. There is a mountain of scientific evidence on the pro-E15 side and nothing on the other. Yet, the EPA technocrats decided more testing was needed. Shaw added, “With E10 currently selling for about 13 cents per gallon less than E0 (nonethanol blended gasoline), one could expect E15 to sell for about 19 or 20 cents cheaper. Iowans will purchase roughly 100 million gallons of E10 in December. If those E10 gallons were E15 instead, Iowans could save about $6.5 million in fuel costs in December alone – during a recession and period of high unemployment. That $6.5 million would put quite a few presents under the Christmas tree.” While the EPA acknowledged “that ethanol will need to be blended into gasoline at levels greater than the current limit of 10 percent,” it insisted that additional testing being conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy is needed before a final decision “in the mid-year timeframe” of 2010. EPA also signaled that any future action likely would only “approve E15 for 2001 and newer vehicles.” Shaw added, “It’s a positive that EPA is signaling the potential for partial approval of E15 sometime next year. However, the testing to date does not show any problems with E15 for vehicles older than 2001. Splitting the vehicle fleet like that would diminish the positive impact of E15, while at the same time complicating a retailer’s decision on whether or not to offer consumers the fuel. “Such a decision should only be made if compelling science demonstrates it is absolutely necessary. To date, such science does not exist. Further, the EPA should move ahead under existing law and regulations to approve E12 immediately – even as EPA continues the testing on E15 it has decided is necessary. The E15 waiver request included ‘other blends’ and the public docket is full of scientific and legal support for E12 as an immediate step forward. For the EPA’s non-decision today to entirely ignore E12 is very frustrating.”

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First draft of pig genome complete ISU professor part of research team The completion of a first draft of the pig genome sequence has extra meaning for Iowa, the nation’s leading producer of pigs, said an Iowa State University professor who was part of the international research team. “With Iowa’s number-one ranking, the knowledge we gain from this important scientific advance will add to the competitive advantage of our producers,” stated Max Rothschild, who has served as the U.S. Pig Genome Coordinator for the U.S. Department of Agriculture since 1993. “But ultimately, it’s consumers who’ll benefit,” Rothschild said. “Besides improved pork products, the sequence, or DNA structure, of the pig genome may yield new information important to human health. You can’t pick a better model for studying human diseases than the pig. A deeper understanding of the pig genome should translate into enormous opportunities for treating obesity, diabetes, heart disease and other problems.” On Monday, November 2, an international team of scientists, including Rothschild, announced that the first draft of the genome of a domesticated pig was completed. The University of Illinois led the project. ISU’s Rothschild was one of the team’s co-directors, who were based at seven institutions in four countries. The $24.3 million public-private partnership was funded by the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture as well as funding and technical support from many others, including Iowa State University and the Iowa Pork Producers Association. “We’re excited about the possibilities this scientific breakthrough has for not only pork production, but the implications for human health as well,” said Rich Degner, executive director of the Iowa Pork Producers Association. “This is an important step in the industry’s efforts to continue producing a safe, nutritious source of protein for the world,” Degner stated. “IPPA has an excellent working relationship with Iowa State University and we’re pleased to be able to contribute to the university’s efforts in this allimportant research.” The first draft is an important step to be able to answer many questions about the pig. Iowa State is using genetic sequences identified in the genome project to hunt down genes important for reproduction, feed efficiency, growth rate

and disease resistance. “It’s cutting-edge work,” said Rothschild. “We’re looking for genes associated with a variety of pig production traits. The goal is improved genetics that allows selection of pigs with more favorable growth and health properties, which would increase producers’ profits.” The advances in swine genomics have led to new research tools. Rothschild said Iowa State contributed to the development of a new technology that dramatically increases the number of genes that can be evaluated simultaneously for traits. Called the porcine 60K SNP chip, the technology has proven faster, cheaper and much more accurate than previous methods to study the pig’s genetic makeup. “This should help to make a positive impact on swine production profits by identifying a variety of traits that are hard to improve through traditional selection methods,” he said. “We hope to be able to use the knowledge gained to help decrease production costs by several dollars per pig in the near future.” A major cost for pork producers is buying young sows, or gilts, to replace animals in their herds. “We believe we’ll be able to identify genes that allow sows to be kept in the herd longer,” Rothschild said. “Improved genetics may reduce the number of sows that are culled each year, creating a large savings for producers through lower replacement gilt costs and healthier piglets that gain higher disease immunity by nursing from more mature sows.” Rothschild said scientists also have found genes linked to improved leg structure that could be used to reduce the number of animals culled each year because of leg problems. One of Rothschild’s roles in the pig genome project has been to keep the public and industry updated on research progress. As draft genetic sequences have been completed, they have been shared widely on a pig genome website. Rothschild is a Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor of Agriculture and Life Sciences in the Department of Animal Science. He also is director of ISU’s Center for Integrated Animal Genomics and holds ISU’s Ensminger International Chair, an endowed position that supports international activities in animal science.

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Lang re-elected president of Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Several western Iowans elected to positions Craig Lang of Brooklyn was re-elected president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) at the organization’s 91st annual meeting in Des Moines December 2 and 3. County delegates also re-elected two district directors to the board. They include Carlton Kjos of Decorah and Phil Sundblad of Albert City. The delegates also elected Morey Hill of Madrid to the board of directors. Lang’s service on the IFBF board of directors began in 1992, when he was elected as a district director. He then served as the organization’s vice president from 1996-2001 before being elected president. Lang currently serves on the American Farm Bureau Federation board of directors, representing the Midwest Region. Kjos represents District 1, which consists of 11 counties in northeast Iowa. Sundblad represents District 3, which consists of 12 counties in northwest Iowa. He was first elected to the position in 2000. He also serves as the IFBF board representative on the Iowa AgState Group Report. Hill represents District 5, which consists of 12 counties in central Iowa. Hill and his wife Rhonda operate a corn and soybean farm, along with a small sheep operation near Madrid. They have two adult children. The IFBF delegates also elected five members to represent Iowa at the 2010 American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) convention in Seattle, Washington. They are Doug Adams of Humboldt, Scott Becker of Manson, James Hassebrock of Roland, Nick Podhajsky of Traer and David Rydberg of Essex. Russ Davis of Nemaha (Sac County) was elected to a three-year term on the IFBF internal study committee. The internal study committee serves as a liaison between the county Farm Bureau voting delegates and the state board of directors.

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CLASSIFIEDS 1001 - MOWERS WANTED TO BUY NE - IH 9’ MOWER, (402) 336-2755 FOR SALE NE - EMERSON DOUBLE VICON DISC, (308) 544-6421 NE - VICON 3 PT DISC MOWER, (308) 544-6421 NE - REBUILT KOSCH TRAILVESTER MOWERS, 14’, WITH WARRANTY, $5,000.00, (308) 544-6421 NE - 12’ CALDWELL ROTARY, $1,150.00, (308) 874-4562 1005 - RAKES FOR SALE IA - WWW. RAKEWHEELS. COM, (712) 366-2114 IA - ROWSE 14 WHEEL, SIDE DELIVERY, GOOD CONDITION, (641) 745-5228 1007 - BALE MOVERS/FEEDERS FOR SALE NE - NEW EMERSON BALE MOVER-FEEDERS, (308) 544-6421 NE - 2008 KOSCH 8 BALE RETRIEVER, USED ONE SEASON, LIKE NEW CONDITION, PRICED WAY LESS THAN NEW!, (308) 348-2065 1009 - STACKERS/STACK MOVERS FOR SALE IA - HESSTON 30 STACKER AND STACK MOVER, (641) 745-5228 NE - EMERSON 13X24 STACK MOVER, ELECTRONIC SCALES, W/ OR WITHOUT HYDRAFORK, (308) 544-6421 1014 - BALE WAGONS FOR SALE NE - NH 1044, 119 BALES, GOOD, $3,500.00, (402) 545-2255 1030 - OTHER- HAY & FORAGE FOR SALE NE - PRITCHETT TWINE, NET WRAP & AG SALES; CONTACT US TODAY FOR QUOTES ON YOUR NET WRAP, TWINE AND AG SUPPLIES, JERALD PRITCHETT-O’NEILL, NE 402-340-4154 OR J. J. PRITCHETTO’NEILL, NE 402-340-0890 WWW. BALERNETWRAP. COM - BALERNETWRAP@HOTMAIL. COM, (402) 3364378 1101 - TRACTORS WANTED TO BUY NE - IH 560 DIESEL, (402) 336-2755 NE - MF 35, 50, 65, 135, 235, 245, OR 255 TRACTOR, (402) 678-2277 MO - AC D17’S & UP, SALVAGE OR GOOD, (816) 378-2015 MO - IH 560 TO 1566, SALVAGE OR GOOD, (816) 378-2015 MO - LINDSAY BRO WAGON, NEED PARTS: 6 BOLT HUB #Q563, (816) 378-2015 FOR SALE MO - IF YOU HAVE FARM EQUIPMENT FOR SALE OR WANTING TO BUY/USE: WWW. DEERTRACS. COM -OVER 1, 500 ADS ONLINE, (877) 470-3337 IA - NEW FOTON 82 HP, CAB, AIR, 4WD, PERKINS ENGINE $26,600, 40HP FOR $11,900, (515) 462-3800 IA - NEW FOTON 25 HP, 4WD, DIESEL, 3PT, PTO, $8,600.00, (515) 462-3800 NE - IHC 1486, WEIGHTS, 20. 8 X 38 DUALS, 3 HYDS, GOOD PAINT AND FIELD READY, (402) 923-1721 NE - 6 VOLT GENERATOR FOR AC, WC OR WD-45, $25, (402) 564-5064 KS - FORD 2N WITH 5’ WOODS BELLY MOWER, $3,500.00, (620) 865-2541 NE - 1971 JD DIESEL 4020, SYNCHRO SHIFT, DUAL SIDE CONSOLE HYD. , WF, 3PT, VERY GOOD CONDITION, (402) 3690212 NE - IH 966 HYDRO, FENDER, 3PT, GOOD CONDITION, $6,750.00, (308) 348-2065 NE - LATE MODEL JD 4020, ANY CONDITION., (402) 369-0212 1106 - PLOWS AND SWEEP PLOWS FOR SALE KS - FLEX KING 4X5’ SWEEP PLOW, GOOD CONDITION, $1,250.00, (620) 8652541 NE - CASE 308, 4-18’S WITH CONCAVE CUSHION COULTERS, LIKE NEW, $1,100.00, (308) 874-4562 1109 - PLANTERS WANTED TO BUY NE - LIFT ASSIST WHEELS FOR A JD 7300 12RN, (402) 545-2255 FOR SALE IA - NEW & USED KINZES, SORENSEN EQUIPMENT, HARLAN, IA, (712) 755-2455 KS - INSECTICIDE BOXES FOR JD 7200, 16 ROWS, $900 OBO. DISK FURROWERS, $1600., (620) 865-2541 IA - 50 JD, IH, KINZE, WHITE PLANTER ON HAND, MANY ATTACHMENTS AND PARTS, MAYER IMPLEMENT, (515) 462-3800 NE - EVERSMAN TILLER W/10R30” JD PLANTER UNITS, (402) 726-2488 NE - IH 500 6R30”, KINZE UNITS, 4 SEED DRUMS, $600.00, (308) 874-4562 NE - JD 16R30, W/STACKER BAR, LIFT ASSIST WHEELS, SHARK TOOTH FURROW OPENERS, HYD DRIVE, KEETON SEED FIRMERS W/FERTILIZER, ALWAYS SHEDDED., (402) 726-2488 KS - 7200 NOTILL FERTILIZER. $8500, (785) 871-0711

1111 - DRILLS WANTED TO BUY NE - TYE DRILL FOR PARTS, (402) 4825491 FOR SALE KS - 30” HOE AIR SEEDER DRILL $3500. 40’ DISC AIR SEEDER DRILL, $19,500, (785) 871-0711 NE - CRUSTBUSTER 13’ GRAIN DRILL, $2,900.00, (402) 787-2244 1114 - SPRAYERS FOR SALE KS - 1600 GAL. FLOATER 3000 WET BOOM SPRAYER, $6,500.00, (785) 8710711 NE - 60’ HYD. BOOM 3 PT SPRAYER W/3 SECTION SHUT-OFF, MANUAL FOLD, $550.00, (308) 894-6965 NE - 2 150 GAL TANKS W/SADDLES. 1 300 GAL TANK W/SADDLE. 300 GALLON FRONT MOUNT TANK FOR TRACTOR, (402) 726-2488 KS - JD 600 HI-CYCLE W/40’ WICK BOOM. REBUILT MOTOR, $2,500.00, (620) 865-2541 1119 - ROD WEEDER FOR SALE KS - 45’ OF MILLER ROD WEEDER USED PARTS, DRIVES, TEETH, RODS, ETC. ALL FOR $500, (620) 865-2541 1125 - INSECTICIDE APPLICATORS FOR SALE NE - GLYPHOSATE PLUS $8.75, GENERIC GRAZON $24, ARROW $75. QUALITY AG SALES, LINCOLN, CALL 877-985-6100 OR, (402) 466-6100 1130 - TRACTORS,TILL . OTHER FOR SALE IA - USED EQUIPMENT, GO TO WWW. MAYERFARM. COM, (515) 462-3800 1201 - ENGINES/MOTORS FOR SALE NE - USED VEE BELTS: 3-IHC C176” $15 EA; 4 GATES C240” $20 EA; 3 DAYCO C240” $15 EA; 4 DAYCO C270” $15 EA 1 DAYCO C116 $10 EA; 1 DAYCO 94” X 1 1/4” WIDE $10, (402) 564-5064 1202 - PUMPS FOR SALE NE - 3X4 BERKELEY PUMPS, PRIMING VALVES AVAILABLE, (402) 364-2592 1206 - GEAR HEADS FOR SALE NE - AMARILLO GEARHEADS: 50 HP 1:1 $700, 50 HP 4:5 $550, US MOTOR GEARHEADS: 90HP 4:3 $450, 70 HP 2:3 $400, (402) 564-5064 NE - GEAR DRIVE REPAIR- AMARILLO WARRANTY CENTER. REPAIR ALL MAKES/MODELS. 35 YEARS EXPERIENCE. CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATES. CENTRAL IRRIGATION, (402) 723-5824 1207 - PIVOTS FOR SALE NE - 1981 VALLEY PIVOT MODEL 6000, 100 END GUN, 1100’, (402) 923-1721 1209 - PUMPS WITH MOTORS FOR SALE NE - 3/4 BERKELEY PUMPS WITH PRIMING VALVES, ATTACHED TO YOUR CHOICE OF INDUSTRIAL 200 FORD, 300 FORD, OR 262 ALLIS, W/RADIATORS, AND CARTS, (402) 364-2592 1230 - IRRIGATION MISC. FOR SALE NE - 10” & 8” IRRIGATION PIPE FOR SALE. 6BT CUMMINS IRR MOTOR. 10 HP ELEC MOTOR W/SELF PRIMING PUMP. 6:5 100 HP GEAR HEAD. 10” DISCHARGE PIPE WITH COOLING COIL, (402) 726-2488 1301 - COMBINES AND ACCESSORIES FOR SALE KS - LARGE BISH BIN EXT OFF 9610 W/HYD. PUSH UP AUGER. $750 OBO, (620) 865-2541 NE - 1 COMBINE TIRE, 30. 5 X 32, GOODYEAR DYNATORQUE 70%, (402) 641-3841 NE - JD, 1981 7720, 4300 HRS, JD DEALER SERVICED YEARLY, $9,500.00, (402) 545-2255 1302 - COMBINE HEADS WANTED TO BUY MO - JD 920F BEAN PLATFORM, (816) 378-2015 IA - MF 1163 CORN HEAD, (402) 651-5811 FOR SALE SD - WE REBUILD COMBINE & WINDROWER HEADER AUGERS TO LIKE NEW CONDITION. PONCELET’S WELDING, RAMONA, SD. (605) 480-4860 OR, (605) 482-8405 NE - JD 925 FLEX HEAD, SEE THRU REEL, GOOD, $4,500.00, (402) 545-2255 NE - JD, 643 CORN HEAD, OIL DRIVE, $4,950.00, (402) 545-2255 NE - 843 CORNHEAD 8R 30”, (402) 7262488 NE - 843 CORNHEAD 8R 30”, GOOD CONDITION, (402) 726-2488 1306 - GRAIN CARTS FOR SALE KS - TWO GRAIN CARTS FOR SALE, (785) 871-0711

1330 - GRAIN HARVEST OTHER FOR SALE IA - MIDWEST PNEUMATIC. BRANDT, CONVEYAIR, REM, VACBOSS, HANDLAIR. NEW, RECOND, PTO OR ENG DRIVEN, PUMPS, AIR LOCKS, PIPE, PARTS, SERVICE. 5 YR LEASE OR LOAN AT 7. 1%. 40+ UNITS IN STOCK. OUR HIGH VOLUME MEANS YOUR BEST DEAL! WE DELIVER! MACEDONIA, IA, (800) 480-2487 IL - ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A MOISTURE TESTER THAT WILL GIVE YOU FAST & ACCURATE RESULTS? THEN CALL US NOW & ASK ABOUT OUR MODEL 920 & 930. SHORE SALES. MOISTURETESTERS. COM, (800) 837-0863 1430 - OTHER EQUIPMENT FOR SALE IA - WWW. WHEELRAKE. COM, (712) 3662114 IA - AGE CATCHING UP WITH YOUR NEED TO CLIMB? WE CAN HELP WITH A HAND OPERATED SINGLE PERSON ELEVATOR 140’ MAXIMUM CALL, (800) 462-3460 KS - ORTHMAN & BUCKEYE FRONT 3 PT HITCHES, $1500 EACH., (620) 865-2541 1501 - ALFALFA HAY WANTED TO BUY IA - QUALITY SML OR LG SQ ALFALFA OR MIXED IN SEMI LOADS, (641) 658-2738 FOR SALE NE - CUSTOM GRINDING, GROUND HAY DELIVERIES, HAZARD, NE., (308) 4524400 1502 - PRAIRIE HAY FOR SALE IA - LARGE RD & BIG SQ BALES GOOD QUALITY GRASS HAY, DELIVERED IN SEMI LOADS ONLY, (641) 658-2738 NE - HOLT COUNTY NEBRASKA PRAIRIE HAY, CERTIFIED WEED FREE OF ALL NOXIOUS WEEDS, BIG ROUND BALES, CALL CELL: 402-394-8495 OR, (402) 336-3292 1505 - STRAW WANTED TO BUY IA - GOOD CLEAN, BRIGHT SM SQ IN SEMI LOADS, (641) 658-2738 1512 - SEED FOR SALE IA - BUYER & SELLER OF PRAIRIE GRASS & WILDFLOWER SEED, OSENBAUGH SEEDS, LUCAS, IA., (800) 582-2788 KS - TRITICALE SEED, A+ QUALITY, VOLUME DISCOUNT. DELIVERY AVAILABLE. CALL BROCK BAKER @, (800) 344-2144 1530 - HAY & GRAIN OTHER FOR SALE IA - WWW. REPLACEMENTRAKEWHEELS. COM, (712) 366-2114 1804 - FEEDING WAGONS FOR SALE IA - BJM MIXER FEEDER WAGON, 3 AUGER WITH SCALES, (712) 625-2391 1807 - HAY GRINDERS/PROCESSORS FOR SALE MN - HAYBUSTER 1150 TRUCK MOUNT GRINDERS, ENGINE GRINDERS, NEW/USED. PARTS SHIPPED DIRECT. BAKKOBROS. COM. (320) 278-3560, OR CELL, (320) 808-0471 NE - KRAMER 5 BALE PROCESSOR, (308) 544-6421 1810 - MANURE SPREADERS FOR SALE IA - IH 580, (712) 625-2391 1814 - BUNKS FOR SALE NE - G&R TIRE TURNERS: TURN TRACTOR TIRES INCLUDING RADIALS. YOUR PLACE OR MINE. TIRE FEED BUNKS FOR SALE. TOLL FREE (866) 213-0184, (308) 367-8775, OR, (308) 737-7451 1815 - WATERERS/TANKS FOR SALE MN - JUG LIVESTOCK WATERERS. THEJUGWATERER. COM, (320) 808-0471 1830 - LIVESTOCK OTHER FOR SALE NE - WE ARE YOUR STAMPEDE LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT DEALER. EMERSON EQUIPMENT. WHITMAN, NE, (308) 5446421 1901 - FEEDER STEERS FOR SALE MO - WE SPECIALIZE IN LOCATING “QUALITY” FEEDER CATTLE, (816) 6887887 1903 - OPEN HEIFERS FOR SALE NE - GELBVIEH AND BALANCER OPEN HEIFERS, (402) 879-4976 MO - QUALITY REPLACEMENT CATTLE LOCATORS - MAX HARGROVE, (816) 6887887 1904 - BRED HEIFERS FOR SALE MN - 75 ORGANIC JERSEY X HOLSTEIN AND SWISS X HOLSTEIN CROSS BRED HEIFERS, DUE MID MAY, PICK 40 OR MORE FOR $1900 A PIECE, (320) 4935067 www.iowafarmandranch.com

1904 - BRED HEIFERS FOR SALE - CONT’D NE - 36 FANCY ANGUS BRED HEIFERS SELLING AT BELLEVILLE KANSAS SALE BARN DEC. 4. START CALVING JAN 5. CALL 785-527-2258 OR, (402) 324-5564 1909 - BULLS FOR SALE NE - GELBVIEH BULLS, RED & BLACK, 1 & 2 YR OLDS, (402) 879-4976 NE - REG ANGUS BULLS, (402) 395-2178 NE - EASY CALVING, REG POLLED CHAROLAIS BULLS, (402) 395-2178 WY - BLACK & BLACK BALDIE SIMMENTAL YEARLING & 2 YEAR OLD BULLS FOR SALE. WWW. CROWFOOTRANCH. COM. CROWFOOT SIMMENTAL RANCH, (307) 782-7589, (307) 782-6521 1910 - SHOW STOCK

2618 - SEMI TRACTORS/TRAILERS FOR SALE - CONT’D MO - 1998 KENWORTH T300, LONG WHEEL BASE CAB & CHASSIS TANDEM, 12K FRONTS, 40K REARS, 300K MILES, READY FOR GRAIN BED, $16,000.00, (660) 548-3804 MO - ‘95 CHEVY TOPKICK, 20’ FLATBED & HOIST, CAT 250 HP, 8LL TRANS, 40K HENDRICKSON REARS, 14K FRONT, 190K MILES,, $19,000.00, (660) 548-3804 NE - 1978 BRENNER 6500 GAL STAINLESS STEEL INSULATED TANKER, GOOD CONDITION, (402) 369-0212 NE - 1982 IH COE, 9670 XL, CALL EVES., $6,500.00, (308) 778-5419 2803 - DIRT SCRAPERS

FOR SALE NE - DBL BLACK DBL POLLED CALVING EASE GELBVIEH BULLS, (402) 879-4976 1930 - CATTLE OTHER

WANTED TO BUY MO - WE BUY & TRADE USED HYDRAULIC EJECTION SCRAPERS, (660) 548-3804 FOR SALE MO - NEW & USED SCRAPERS- EJECTION & DUMP, ANY SIZE, (660) 548-3804 NE - PULL BEHIND BOX SCRAPERS, 10’ & 12’; 3PT’S 6’ & 8’, (402) 678-2277 MO - NEW TOREQ BY STEIGER & LEON SCRAPERS, (660) 548-3804 2804 - MOTOR GRADERS

FOR SALE MO - QUALITY REPLACEMENT & BREEDING CATTLE LOCATORS, (816) 688-7887 2204 - TACK

FOR SALE KS - CAT 120 ROAD GRADER. $15,500, $19,500.00, (785) 871-0711 2807 - GENERATORS

FOR SALE NE - NEW LEATHER TOOLED PLEASURE RIDING SADDLES. $200 EACH., (402) 640-7701 2301 - DOGS

FOR SALE MN - AUTOMATIC GENERATOR SETS 15KW-500KW, NEW & USED, LOW TIME GEN SETS. REMOTE WELL GENERATORS. SERVING FARMERS SINCE 1975. STANDBY POWER SYSTEMS, WINDOM MN, MON-SAT 9-5., (800) 419-9806 2813 - WHEEL LOADERS

FOR SALE NE - CLUB CALVES, “THE WINNING KIND”, STEERS/HEIFERS, (402) 395-2178 1915 - SEMEN/EMBRYO/AI SERVICE

WANTED TO BUY MO - TRAINED STOCK DOG OR DOG READY TO TRAIN TO HERD CATTLE, (573) 424-6855 2602 - PICKUPS WANTED TO BUY KS - GOOD LONG WIDE FACTORY BED FOR ‘73-’79 FORD, (620) 865-2541 FOR SALE NE - THIRD SEAT FOR 95-99 SUBURBAN, TAUPE LEATHER, $100.00, (402) 5645064 KS - 1993 F-350 CREWCAB XLT DIESEL, AUTO, 4X4, FACTORY TURBO AVAILABLE, $5,900.00, (620) 865-2541 NE - 2000 CHEVY EXT CAB LT, LOADED, LEATHER, BUCKET SEATS, CUSTOM RIMS 17X9. NEAR NEW TIRES VERY GOOD CONDITION, CUSTOM HOOD & GRILL, DUAL EXHAUST, 4X4, (402) 726-2488 2603 - TRUCKS WANTED TO BUY NE - TEN GOOD 9. 00-20 OR 10. 00-20 TRUCK TIRES, (402) 566-2345 FOR SALE KS - ‘59 CHEVY 60, V8, 4&2 SP, 15’ B&H, 2 NEW TIRES, TUNED UP, ETC, $999.00, (620) 865-2541 MO - 1978 IH 1700, 18’ OMAHA STANDARD B & H, (660) 548-3804 NE - 1979 FORD LN8000, DIESEL, 5&2, NAPHEIDE 20’ BOX, HARSH HOIST, AIR BRAKES, AIR TAG, LOTS OF POWER, STARTS & RUNS GREAT, (402) 726-2488 2606 - HORSE TRAILERS FOR SALE NE - GOOSENECK TRLR, 20’ W/4’ BEAVERTAIL, 7, 000 AXLES, (402) 6413841 2607 - UTILITY TRAILERS FOR SALE NE - 20 FT FLATBED TRAILER. TIMPTI PINTLE HITCH TO PULL BEHIND SEMI. AIR BREAKS 24. 5 RUBBER. ALL ALUMINIUM WHEELS $4000/OBO, (308) 3482065 NE - 1979 TRAIL MOBILE ALUMINUM 9000 GAL. TANKER, (402) 369-0212 2613 - MOBILE HOMES & RV’S FOR SALE NE - AVION SILVER R, 30FT, TRAVEL TRAILER, VERY CLEAN, EXCELLENT SNOWBIRD TRAILER, NEW BATTERIES, $7400/OBO, (402) 564-5064 2615 - AIRPLANES FOR SALE NE - MONI MOTOR GLIDER AND TRAILER, LOW HOURS, (402) 364-2592 2616 - TIRES FOR SALE NE - 10 BOLT RIMS W/18. 4 X 38” TIRES, (402) 336-2755 2618 - SEMI TRACTORS/TRAILERS WANTED TO BUY IA - LATE MODEL TRLRS & TRUCKS WITH LIGHT DAMAGE OR IN NEED OF ENGINE REPAIRS, (641) 658-2738 FOR SALE IA - 855 CUMMINS ENGINE REAL GOOD, HEAR IT RUN AND 8 ALUMINUM 22. 5 BUD WHEELS $150 EACH., (641) 7455228 NE - 1975 24’ SEMI LOWBOY TRLR. $1950, $2,250.00, (402) 545-2255 MO - ‘99 IH 4900, TS, 18K FRONT, 40K LB HENDRICKSON, $26,000.00, (660) 5483804

FOR SALE MN - 1984 TROJAN 1900Z LOADER MACHINE SERIAL #3135209 ENGINE MODEL FGL-913 SERIAL #6761185 TRANSMISSION 4WG-120 SERIAL # 4140 ZF; $5,000.00 OBO, WENDELL NOBLE, (651) 345-3854 NE - CASE 621 PAYLOADER, MODEL 6T 590 CUMMINS MOTOR, MOTOR NEEDS WORK. $21,000, $21,000.00, (402) 5452255 NE - 4WD IH WHEEL LOADER, PROPANE, W/BUCKET & FORKS, $6,250.00, (308) 874-4562 NE - 1995 DRESSER WHEEL LOADER, 3YD, 6 CYL CUMMINS TURBO, 80% TIRES, RUNS GOOD, (402) 369-0212 2824 - MATERIAL HANDLING EQMT FOR SALE NE - 1500-8000# (MOSTLY 4000#), AIR TIRES & NEW FORKS, (402) 678-2277 2827 - BUILDING SUPPLIES FOR SALE NE - CRUSHED LIMESTONE FOR DRIVEWAY-YOU LOAD & HAUL $8 CU.YD., NEAR GRAND ISLAND , NE, (402) 564-5064 NE - NEW 2’ X 24’ CULVERT, $650.00, (308) 894-6965 2840 - OTHER CONST. EQUIPMENT FOR SALE NE - 12-20’LONG 12”I BEAMS, 1/4”THICK W/ 1/2” THICK TOP & BOTTOM, 4 3/4” WIDE $180 EA OR ALL 12 FOR $2000. 127’ LONG 10”, 6” H BEAMS, 1/4” THICK, $35 EA OR ALL 12 FOR $400., (308) 8946965 3002 - ANTIQUE TRACTORS FOR SALE MN - ANTIQUE TRACTOR COLLECTORS! BIEWER’S TRACTOR & MACH. SALV. SPECIALIZES IN 1920-85 TRACTOR PARTS. FREE NATIONWIDE LOCATING. BARNESVILLE, MN. SEARCH PARTS & SEE OVER 100 ANTIQUE TRACTORS PICTURED AT SALVAGETRACTORS. COM, (218) 4934696 NE - FORD 4000 GAS. D17 DIESEL. MF 35 DIESEL, (308) 544-6421 NE - IHC H W/9’ KOSCH BELLY MOWER, (308) 544-6421 NE - 1952 JD B, RECONDITIONED, PULLED IN DIV 1 4500LBS, $3,500.00, (402) 545-2255 NE - 1938 JD B, UNSTYLED, RECONDITIONED, $3,100.00, (402) 545-2255 NE - 1941 JD A, ELECTRIC START, 4 SP, BEHLEN OVERDRIVE,, $2,500.00, (402) 545-2255 NE - M-M GB PROPANE, FLAT DECK & CAB, EXCELLENT COND., $2,250.00, (308) 874-4562 3003 - ANTIQUE VEHICLES WANTED TO BUY NE - TEENS, 20’S, EARLY 30’S IHC TRUCKS, PARTS, LITERATURE, (308) 894-6965 3007 - PIPE FOR SALE MO - GOOD USED RR TANK CAR SHELLS FOR CULVERTS (7-10’ DIAMETER)(30’-55’ LONG), ALSO GOOD USED STEEL PIPE, 8 5/8” DIAMETER THRU 48” DIAMETER, 20’, 30’, 40’ & 50’ LENGTHS. CALL GARY AT GATEWAY PIPE & SUPPLY, (800) 4894321 www.iowafarmandranch.com

3009 - FUEL TANKS FOR SALE NE - 300 GAL FUEL TANK ON STAND, $50.00, (308) 894-6965 3011 - HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS FOR SALE MO - OUTSIDE WOOD FURNACE $1545. CHEAP SHIPPING. EASY INSTALL. FORCED AIR. 100,000 BTU. HOUSES, MOBILES. WWW.HEATBYWOOD.COM, (417) 581-7755 NE - CARPET: RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL IN MOHAWK, SHAW, BEAULIEU. LAMINATES & HARDWOOD. VINYL. CERAMIC & PORCELAIN TILES. DURACERAMIC. KARNDEAN LUXURY VINYL. SCRANTON SUPPLY, NORFOLK, (402) 640-7701 NE - TRUCKLOAD PORCELAIN & CERAMIC TILE SALE. SUMMER CARPET SALE. SCRANTON SUPPLY, NORFOLK, (402) 640-7701 3024 - FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR SALE MO - PUT OUR MONEY & 45 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TO WORK FOR YOU. ALL TYPES OF AG LOANS AVAILABLE AT LOWEST RATES. FREE CONSULTATIONS. MIDWEST LOAN BROKERS. JAM@LYN. NET OR CALL, (660) 339-7410 3030 - OTHER WANTED TO BUY NE - SCRAP BATTERIES- WE WANT ‘EM! WE ALSO BUY STEEL CASE & GLASS PACK. CALL FOR DETAILS! ALLEN’S NEW & USED BATTERIES. BUY/SELL, NEW/USED. WE CARRY ALL KINDS!! ALLEN FELTON, OWNER. LINCOLN, NE., (402) 467-2455 5000 - FARM REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IA - NATIONWIDE - 1031FEC - PAY NO TAX WHEN SELLING-EXCHANGING REAL ESTATE, EQUIPMENT, LIVESTOCK. FREE BROCHURE/CONSULTATION. VIEW EXCHANGE PROPERTIES AT WWW. 1031FEC. COM OR CALL, (800) 333-0801 www.iowafarmandranch.com

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Square ½”-4” All gauges Round 1”, 11/4”, 15/8”, 17/8” All sizes of 14 gauge pipe available. Call for specials on surplus tubing & windbreak (AKA Super Steel)

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